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Can Forehead Lipoma Be Removed Without Cosmestic Surgery?
asked 1 year ago by Paco in Savannah, GA
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 1,110 times
Tags: forehead, male, cosmetic surgery, options
1.5" Diameter Lipoma Center Forehead.
Dermatologist sent me to Plastic Surgeon who says I need to have head shaved and an insertion made in hairline to remove lipoma. Another Dermatologist told me to have the tissue liposuctioned. Thanks. Dan
5 answers to Can Forehead Lipoma Be Removed Without Cosmestic Surgery?
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Forehead Lipoma?
Thank you for the question and picture.
Direct excision of the lipoma with a transverse incision above the lesion is a relatively straightforward procedure. I would agree that it is your best interests to have it directly excised as opposed to having liposuctioning performed.
Best wishes.
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Forehead Lipoma treatment
This is a slam dunk for you and a qualified plastic surgeon. These are usually deep to the muscle and may leave you much more bruised if you attempt liposuction. Secondly liposuction removal is less accurate and does not give us the assurance that all has been removed. Lastly, a small scar can easily be hidden in your transverse brow natural lines that make the scar much less noticeable. Your recovery will be quick.
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Can Forehead Lipoma Be Removed Without Cosmestic Surgery?
As young surgeons we are taught to first diagnose and then select a treatment. Although your assumption that this is a fatty benign tumor (lipoma) is probably correct, it COULD also be another tumor such as a sebaceous or an inclusion cyst or in rare cases something rarer or even a malignancy. The ONLY way to precisely tell what this is is to have a representative piece examined microscopically by a pathologist. This would require removal or a biopsy.
If we play the odds that it is a...
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Facial Lipoma Removal
Lipomas are typically removed with surgery, to ensure complete removal and to allow the tissue to be sent to the pathology laboratory for testing. Facial plastic surgeons can help remove lipomas with small or hidden incisions that usually heal well. Liposuction is generally not recommended for lipomas. Only after a comprehensive evaluation can a specialist help determine appropriate options for you. Best of luck.
Dr. Chaboki
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Forehead lipoma
It can be removed directly with an incision over the lipoma by any surgeon.
you will just a have a faint scar on your forehead.
if you want it removed via the scalp without the forehead scar you will probably need a plastic surgeon
you dont have to shave though. i do this all the time without shaving.
if done with an incision directly over lipoma on forehead it takes me 10 minutes under local anesthesia in the office to do it.
the no scar way takes a bit longer and needs...
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