Lipoma

[georgegeorgia]

Anyone heard of Lipoma or even get this?

 

[John49]

I’ve seen two lipomas.

A girlfriend had one on her back, looked like a large gobstopper under the skin.

She told me that it was just a lump of fat that she would get cut out one day.

 

A few years later, it was my turn.

A lump started growing on my forehead.

I noticed that when I talked to people, their eyes would wander and would end up staring at my round shiny lump.

 

When it got to be a large gobstopper size, I decided to get it removed.

A plastic surgeon (he was actually known as a ‘hand surgeon’) removed it for me in his ‘rooms', cost about AUD 800.

Did a fantastic job with no visible scar (and with no hole/depression).

 

There was one dramatic moment as there was nerve running through the base of the lipoma, and he carefully moved the nerve sideways. At this stage for just a few minutes, I felt a strange profound 'pain' for the first time, felt faint and started to sweat. The feeling quickly passed.

 

A lesser surgeon may have cut through the nerve and left me with mild facial disfigurement or loss of feeling?

 

BTW nothing to do with cancer, but surgeon does have to remove all as it can grow back again.

[Sheryl]

Many people have or have had, lipomas. They do not require treatment unless desired for cosmetic reasons. 

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/204329-lipoma-removal/

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/993602-lipoma-removal-on-face/

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/883389-removing-lipoma/

 

 

But other problems can be mistaken for lipoma (if this is a self-diagnosis).   Doctor diagnosis based on physical exam is usually accurate but occasionally biopsy is needed to confirm.