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Lipoma surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Surgery of lipoma includes simple excision, liposuction, and deoxycholate injection.
Surgery
Surgery
- Surgical removal of lipoma is indicated in case of:[1][2]
- Possible side effects of surgery include:
- Recurrence is not common and may occur in less than 5% of cases.
- Alternative treatment options include liposuction and subcutaneous deoxycholate injection.[3][4]
References
References
- ↑ Chandawarkar RY, Rodriguez P, Roussalis J, Tantri MD (January 2005). “Minimal-scar segmental extraction of lipomas: study of 122 consecutive procedures”. Dermatol Surg. 31 (1): 59–63, discussion 63–4. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2005.31005. PMID 15720097.
- ↑ Bancroft, Laura W.; Kransdorf, Mark J.; Peterson, Jeffrey J.; O’Connor, Mary I. (2006). “Benign fatty tumors: classification, clinical course, imaging appearance, and treatment”. Skeletal Radiology. 35 (10): 719–733. doi:10.1007/s00256-006-0189-y. ISSN 0364-2348.
- ↑ Wilhelmi BJ, Blackwell SJ, Mancoll JS, Phillips LG (June 1999). “Another indication for liposuction: small facial lipomas”. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 103 (7): 1864–7. doi:10.1097/00006534-199906000-00008. PMID 10359246.
- ↑ Rotunda AM, Ablon G, Kolodney MS (December 2005). “Lipomas treated with subcutaneous deoxycholate injections”. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 53 (6): 973–8. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2005.07.068. PMID 16310057.
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