Lipoma removal Ahmedabad | Opulence dermatologist & Aesthetician

Lipoma

1. What is a Lipoma?

A lipoma is a slow-growing, fatty lump of harmless mass that is not cancer and most often situated between your skin and the underlying muscle layer. Usually, detected in middle age, lipomas can feel doughy and usually isn’t tender, moves easily with slight finger pressure. Some people have more than one lipoma.

Lipomas can occur anywhere in the body such as:

Under the skin – especially in the neck, shoulders, back, abdomen, arms and thighs.
Soft and doughy to the touch – moves easily with slight finger pressure
Generally small –typically less than 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter, but they can grow.
Sometimes painful – Lipomas can be painful when they grow and press on nearby nerves or if they contain many blood vessels.
Exceptions – some lipomas can be deeper and larger than the usual lipomas

The following factors may increase the risk of developing a lipoma:

Age between 40 and 60 years old – Lipomas can occur at any age but they’re most common in this age group and are rare in children.
Having certain other disorders – People with other disorders like adiposis dolorosa, Cowden syndrome and Gardner’s syndrome have an increased risk of multiple lipomas.
Genetics – Lipomas tend to run in families

Lipoma Diagnosis

The doctor will perform the following to diagnose a lipoma:

Lipoma Treatment

The doctor will perform the following to diagnose a lipoma:

Surgical removal – Most lipomas are removed surgically by cutting them out. Relapse after removal is uncommon
Steroid injections – This treatment shrinks the lipoma but usually doesn’t eliminate it. This requires multiple sessions based on the initial size of the lipoma.
Lipodissolve injections – A special solution is injected to melt the lipoma away.This requires multiple sessions based on the initial size of the lipoma.

2. Why does the cost of Lipoma excision vary for diﬀerent patients?

Amount to be paid for Lipoma Removal differs from one person to another due to the below factors: