Introduction: Lymphedema surgery is changing nowadays
to be more physiological and involves various lymphatic
tissue transfers for advanced stages.
Case: 44 year-old man with lymphedema (Campisi stage:
III) treated exclusively by Vascularized Lymphatic Vessels
Transfer (VLVT) resulted in decrease in limb size and cessation
of cellulitis and lymphorhhea. Effects were sustainable with
no major complications at 6 months.
Conclusion: VLVT is a suggested promising technique
and should be compared with existing options for advanced
lymphedema treatment.