Surgical removal of lipoma
Lipomas are benign formations, lumps of fatty tissue located between the skin and muscles. These are the most common benign connective tissue tumors. They are almost harmless as a rule.
A lipoma looks like a soft and elastic round nodule that feels like a ball of dough or rubber under the skin when touched, and is covered by normal looking skin. Sometimes it can be moved with a finger. Lipomas are generally not painful, with the exception of lipomas that press on nerves or are filled with blood vessels.
Its main characteristics are that it grows slowly, usually up to a certain size, after which it very rarely increases further, there are no symptoms or complaints in the people in whom it appeared.
A sign of a lipoma is a small subcutaneous ball of fatty tissue, which can be located on any part of the body. It is often found on the shoulders, shoulder blades, trunk, nape of the neck, along the hamstrings, wrists, inside the muscles (myolipoma), on blood vessels (angiolipoma) and cartilage (chondrolipoma).
A lipoma is made of mature adipose tissue, the lobes of which are separated from the connective tissue by thin partitions, so it is difficult to distinguish it from the surrounding adipose tissue.
Surgical removal of lipoma is performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia, and the patient is discharged home immediately after the procedure or after several hours of observation. In complicated cases, it is recommended to take antibiotics for several days after surgery.
It is still not clear what causes lipomas. One of the opinions is that lipomas are a response to a physical injury, others think that they already exist and that the injury only provoked their appearance. Possible risk factors are lack of physical activity, and there is also an opinion that physically inactive people are more prone to lipomas. However, genetics also plays an important role, lipomas are often hereditary.
Despite the fact that lipomas can occur at any age, they are more common between the ages of 40 and 60.
In most cases, lipomas are harmless, and do not require any treatment, except for a doctor to look at them. People who have lipomas are not more likely to develop cancerous liposarcomas. Atypical lipomas, which are larger and appear more often on the hands, can rarely develop into liposarcoma.
Many people want to remove lipomas more for aesthetic reasons. Once they are surgically removed, they usually do not come back. Many people live with lipomas, especially if they are not located in a visible place, and if they are not painful. Surgery is usually not required, although the doctor may recommend regular check-ups to monitor whether the lipomas are growing or changing.
Lipoma removal
In case you want to remove lipoma, it is only possible through surgery. Sometimes it makes sense to remove them while they are smaller, because the intervention is more complicated if the lipomas are larger. The operation is usually performed under local anesthesia.
Surgical removal of lipoma is performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia, and the patient is discharged home immediately after the procedure or after several hours of observation. In complicated cases, it is recommended to take antibiotics for several days after surgery.
