What is lymphedema? Model with 100-pound leg opens up about symptoms
Mahogany Geter was born with lymphedema, a vascular condition caused by a build-up of lymph fluid in the body’s tissues. Mahogany Geter, a model in Tennessee, spent her childhood avoiding mirrors. “I felt hideous, like a freak of nature,” Geter, 25, tells TODAY.com. Geter was born with lymphedema in …
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