Why would you want to remove a lipoma with a laser?
A lipoma is an abnormal growth of fatty cells located underneath the skin. It is a very straightforward procedure to remove most lipomas through very small incisions.
A laser is concentrated, ultra hot light that evaporates (and burns) tissues. Using a laser to remove most lipomas would not benefit the patient. Cutting with the laser on the skin would most likely prolong the healing, not speed up healing, as burned edges try to heal against each other.
It is best to remove lipomas completely. Rarely, they may actually be cancerous (liposarcoma) and even benign lipomas can occasionally exhibit invasive features. Methods that reduce the appearance of lipomas visually (i.e. lliposuction or perhaps destruction with a laser) do not remove the abnormal cells, which can then regrow in an abnormal fashion. Revision lipoma removal is more difficult than first time removal because scar tissue now makes more difficult a normally easy dissection.
