Dr. Serena Michelini graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Rome La Sapienza with highest honors. She later obtained a diploma in General Medical Practice issued by Lazio Region Health Department and in Aesthetic Medicine at the International school of Aesthetic Medicine, Fatebenefratelli Foundation Hospital in Rome. She specialized in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and she has always cultivated an interest in the field of vascular pathologies and lipedema. At present, she is involved in active genetic and clinical research groups on lymphedema and lipedema and in establishing conservative and rehabilitative care tailored to the needs of individual patients with these conditions. She is a member of the regional secretariat SIMFER Lazio of the Italian Scientific Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as a representative of young physicians.