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The programme commenced liposuction surgery in May 2012 and then introduced lymph node transfer in 2013 and lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) in 2016. An outpatient conservative treatment clinic was established in 2016. ALERT commenced investigations with indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography in late 2015, leading to the creation of a diagnostic assessment clinic offering ICG in 2017.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Since 2012, 1200 new patients have been referred to ALERT for assessment of lymphoedema for a total of 5043 episodes of care. The introduction of ICG lymphography in 2015 initially allowed better screening for LVA, but is now used not only to guide surgical options, but also as a diagnostic tool and to guide manual lymphatic drainage massage. 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