Comments on: Lipoma and cyst removal surgery

By: rajiv

rajiv — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:14:39 +0000

hi i’m rajiv and i m also suffering from multiple lipomas all over my body, they are in peanut size and some are smaller than that. ok fine, they are growing in numbers, i have around 40-50.so no one has mentioned their diet may be it happens due to some similer kind of diet. ok i tell u what i usually take, i used to smoke. i started at a very young age, may be when i was at the age of 15, now i m 32. i drink alcohol. and also having a habit of over eating mostily i take vegg diet, som time in a month i take chicken or mutton, i take eggs but not on a regular basis.
the only reson i found in many years is alcohol and smoke and the last reason may be overeating and not doing workout (lazy lifestyle).

if the above reasons don’t come under the causes of lipoma then it may be genetic
if you find any similarities that plz email me at rajiv2009 [at] hotmail [dot] com. we only can find out the reason beause we only suffering these little b*******.

By: Janie M

Janie M — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:13:34 +0000

Get those lipomos taken out. larger they get the more they may start hurting muscles and nerves. I had two taken out 2 days ago. already moving my arm without alot of pain. one was getting about size of softball on my shoulder and alot of it was deep inside that is was pushing on my arm muscles and causing pain. Glad they are out. Surgery was easy , got pain pills and only had to take 3 of them since surgery, so don’t get afraid. Have it done soon. Get an orthopedic surgeon if near muscles. Good luck to all. I get to shower tonight and removed bandages, but can see under it and stitches and cut area look ok.

By: reviewmylife

reviewmylife — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:30:28 +0000

Hi Emma. Your lipomas sound very big – I wouldn’t want to have lumps that large in my body, but obviously you have to decide what to do about it yourself.

It is now nearly two years since I had the surgery and I still have the indentation and small scar. But as it is on my upper thigh it doesn’t bother me. It isn’t visible to anyone in public.

It shouldn’t have taken so long for mine to heal – the problem in my case is that the wound got infected which is always a risk with any surgery.

Maybe you should talk to your doctor, or the surgeon who will operate if you are worried about any indentations after the surgery. If is inevitable that if there is a lump in your body, once it is removed there will be a space where it used to be. I don’t know whether it is possible to do anything about the indentation – only the surgeon could give proper advice about this. Good luck!

By: emma

emma — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:09:49 +0000

hi, i have two lipomas on my leg. one is on the thigh and the other is on my right buttock. the problem is that they are pretty large around the size of cricket ball and the one on my buttock is even bigger. besides the fact that they are obvious if i wear tighter pants, the one on my buttocks even irritates me when i sit on it.
i had planned to get it removed a few days back but then postponed. Does it really get healed in more than a month? And the indentation part is scaring me. since yes they are a bit deep. and im 23 years old… not overweight …. im so scared. you think i should just leave it? Whats worse? scarring and indentation or lumps :S :(

By: mary bandiera

mary bandiera — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:03:13 +0000

Oh, forgot to mention that here in Italy lipoma removal is covered by national health. My co-pay for the pre-op visit, surgery, and removal of stitches (3 visits) was 32 euros (my plug for national health, and yes, I’m an American). Also, lipomas are not caused by high cholesterol, mine, as a vegan is exceptionally low. In fact, there is no known reason for lipoma formation although they do tend to occur more frequently after a certain age, especially in women. When I went to my M.D., somewhat freaked out by this odd growth he just laughed and said, “Mary, it’s a gift of old age” (I’m 60)…Ciao tutti and don’t fret about the surgery…The 5 or 6 anesthetic shots aren’t all that painful either. My surgeon sprayed a numbing agent on my neck before the shots and I hardly felt a thing…Ciao tutti…..

By: mary bandiera

mary bandiera — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:19:42 +0000

I had an unsightly apricot sized lipoma and cyst removed from the nape of my neck on June 8th. The surgery was done at my local hospital in Spilimbergo (N. Italy, Friuli). I had the stitches out yesterday and the incision has healed perfectly. I never experienced any pain or infection. So while its possible to experience complications as with any surgery my MD. and surgeon appear to have been correct when they informed me that in the vast majority of cases lipoma removal is quite straightforward…Good luck

By: Eleanor Howlett

Eleanor Howlett — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:50:30 +0000

I discovered yesterday that I had a lump just under my hair line. At first this freaked me out because I suffer from migranes. lumps and migraine are both symtoms of cancer but my mom looked at it (shes a nurse) and said she thought it was a lipoma. So Im going to get it checked out. She also said that lipomas are usally caused by high cholesterol so if you have lots you may want to get that checked out to stop more forming.

By: Angie

Angie — Sun, 15 May 2011 03:03:40 +0000

I was reading all of the above and it left me somewhat scared. I have this lump almost as big as a quarter close to the inside of my right thigh. I have a question, my doctor, about a year ago, thought it was nothing to worry about, so I haven’t had it checked out anymore, but was wondering if I may have a lipoma. It seems to be just under the skin and it’s quite firm. It is constantly on my mind day in and day out. Did anyone’s lipoma seem to swell all around? When I wear stretchy pants it looks like a have a fat roll on my leg. It’s really embarassing and I don’t like the feeling when my 2 year old sits on my leg as it gives off a funny sensation. Also someone mentioned their leg was going numb. Well my leg is also. I’m just very nervous and would like some opinions. Def. making another Dr’s appt..

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:53:35 +0000

Thank you for your reply. I am really concerned why is it that everyone actually doesn’t take it seriously!! Now I am taking Flucloxacillin for the inflamation/infection and am really tempted to go and do this privately. I live in UK and that is why my GP doesn’t want to refer me to the surgeon, as ‘this is cosmetic’ so doesn’t apply for the NHS. This is the 6th day treatment of antibiotic and doesn’t help. It is very sore and smells horrible. Although it is not opened I am embarassed when at work and keep spraying perfumes…oh God. I hope you all guys will never have this again on your bodies!

By: reviewmylife

reviewmylife — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:43:30 +0000

Hi Anna, you should really talk to your GP about this. Or if you can’t get good answers from him you should see another GP. Some GPs will do minor surgery themselves so maybe he is thinking of removing it himself. My GP wanted to get another GP at the same practice to remove my lipoma (which was actually a cyst) but when the other GP looked at it he thought it was too large to be done at the doctor’s practice which is when I was referred to the hospital. Good luck!