Lipoma Removal

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This non-cancerous fatty growth can be easily removed with surgery and, unless infected, has almost no impact on the body.

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Average Price: $1,600

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spent $23,000 in Greenville, SC Updated 5 months ago

Was well worth the surgery to remove this lipoma which was painful while sleeping on side and causing pressure on spine causing a lot of low back pain. Surgery was on December 10, 2012. Hospital stay overnight to control pain. Relatively speaking the surgery wasn't the cause of pain afterwards... Read more

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spent $3,000 in Portsmouth, NH Updated 7 months ago

I had my dr's tell me I had a fatty cyst in its own pouch on my upper back and i didnt need it to be removed and it wouldnt get any bigger. it got bigger and started to hurt against my back , so I went to a surgon and scheduled surgery. under a local it cost me 3,000 out of my pocket. no... Read more

5 comments | 4 Thank Yous

spent $3,500 in Miami Updated 1 year ago

ENT cancer surgeon said I shouldn't get lipoma from neck removed as it may cause more harm than good. It grew and now two yrs later I went back and it had grown to the size of a tennis ball. Week later it's out and they also took out an enlarged lymph node, Initial biopsy negative,... Read more

6 comments | 1 Thank You

spent $1,000 in Hollywood, CA Created 2 years ago

I just saw a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills for what I thought was a sebaceous cyst on my forehead. After examining it, he told me that it is actually a lipoma. The doctor used the word "tumor", which instantly brought to my mind the word "cancer" but its probably benign. I... Read more

spent $5,000 in Brooklyn NY Created 2 years ago

Well, I just had a lipoma removed from my inner thigh. I really should have done this sooner. It was 11" long by 6" wide and 4" deep, and was compressing my muscle. I did have general anastesia and needed to stay over night due to pain. At this time I still have a drain in my leg.... Read more

3 comments | 1 Thank You

spent $5,000 in Wisconsin Created 2 years ago

I have very painful lipomas. Sometimes they have been called Vascular Lipomatosis or Angio-Lipomas. I have had hundreds (yes that's correct) removed surgically. I have been doing it over 20 years. The first Lipoma was taken out in 1983. I think I've had close to 800 take out now. My... Read more

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spent $200 in San Jose Created 2 years ago

Mine sat on my forearm and sat on a nerve causing me pain down my arm into my fingers. I was so scared when they told me what it was and that I had to have it removed. Wow was i shocked it was super easy and took like 20 min from start to finish. It was the best thing I could have ever did. I... Read more

spent $1,000 in united kingdom Updated 3 years ago

I spent ten years of my life looking like i had u hunch back! i had a large lipoma on the back of my neck and from the side i looked like i was permently slouching.i had this surgical removed under local anethestic which was somewhat uncomfortable however after the op and the swelling had... Read more

2 comments | 4 Thank Yous

spent $300 in Silver Spring, MD Updated 3 years ago

I was in pain prior to the lipoma. So, yes it was very worth it, but I want to know when I am going to be better...I had a lump in my hair for several months; however, it did not give me problems until recently. I started having migraines with the pain orginating from the lump's location. I went... Read more

spent $200 in Petersburg, VA Updated 3 years ago

I had a good sized lipoma removed from my back. I had for over 5 years thinking little about it, but it started to bother me. I was referred by my doctor to a surgeon. It was done in a hospital as an out-patient surgery. They put me totally under and I remember very little, and had almost no... Read more

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spent $4,000 in US Updated 3 years ago

I originally had a small lump in my lip which was hardly noticeable but was annoying as would swell up in the cold. I went to my local hospital to have it checked out. They said they could remove the lump surgically.In the first operation they did not get the lump so I had to have a second... Read more

spent $2,000 in Canada Updated 4 years ago

My lipoma was removed in the hospital by a surgeon I was in terrible pain during the procedure the whole procedure took about 30 minutes from start to finish I was crying format he pain that I was not able to endure after few shots of local anesthetic the doctor proceed to count into my skin and... Read more

9 comments | 4 Thank Yous

spent $500 in San Mateo, CA Updated 4 years ago

I get these on my arms and legs. They do not hurt but look ugly, especially as they grow larger. Getting them cut out was simple. My Dr injected me with local pain killer and they were cut out within 5 minutes for each one. It was so simple, I wished that I'd done it years ago. I've added... Read more

18 comments | 13 Thank Yous

spent $6,500 in Fort Worth, Texas Updated 4 years ago

Review Cost: >$10 billed to insurance, my cost (5K) scars: heavy scarring was it worth it: yes and no. My personal story I am a male 23yrs old. I have had lipomas on my arms and stomach every since i hit puberty. Around the age 18-21 lipomas started to increase in number... Read more

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spent $800 in Schererville, IN Updated 6 days ago

First off I want to say I was a little nervous going into a Dr. Galante's office being a male for a surgical procedure. I had a cyst under my right breast, almost directly under the areola, that caused some pain and also made the area look 'puffy' or inflamed. This was a nuisance as I am a... Read more

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spent $600 in Virginia, VA Updated 13 days ago

Had a lipoma removed from my neck by Dr. Mountcastle. The entire procedure took less than 30 minutes and was painless. The worst discomfort was the injection of the local anesthetic, and that was just a slight stinging. If you are a self-pay patient they have some really fantastic rates. I... Read more

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spent $1,238 in Saint Petersburg, FL Updated 2 months ago

Dr. O'Brien removed a lipoma on my back next to the shoulder blade last year. He used local anesthesia only and it took about an hour for the surgery itself. The scar that I have is about 2 inches long and is fading more and more. I am pleased with the results and the cost with insurance.... Read more

spent $200 in New York, NY Updated 3 months ago

I had to get a sizeable lipoma removed from the front of my arm and was on the lookout for the right doctor. Given that I'm very prone to keloids, I knew I wanted to go to a plastic surgeon who could perform minimally invasive surgery since I didn't want a bad scar. The surgery was painless and... Read more

spent $2,200 in Mountain View, CA Updated 3 months ago

Dr. Lowen did a great job of removing five small lipomas from my arms with truly minimal scarring, full removal, and complete recovery. He uses a liposuction technique that allows to make a smaller incision than the traditional technique, in addition he can move the incision point to... Read more

spent $1,500 in Beverly Hills, CA Updated 3 months ago

Dr Kim is a very confident doctor and a great person. She looked at the spot on my back and very accurately told me what the problem was (under my skin was a cyst/lipoma) and would be easily removed with a 30 minute procedure leaving a small scar. My babysitter cancelled, so I did the consult... Read more

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