Dermatofibroma Removal from Breast
asked 1 year ago by Jaclyn25 in Visalia, CA
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
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Tags: breasts, recurrence, removal
I have a dermatofibroma on my breast,First I went to a doctor who refferred me to a general surgeon. The surgeon treated the bumb as a cyst and removed it in his office. After sugery I found out it was a deep dermatofibroma. The bumb came back because the surgeon said he didnt treat it properly. I went to a plastic surgeon recently to schedule surgical removal again. He consulted w a dermatologist who said to leave it alone, it is on my breast, what is recuurence rate when treated correctly?
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Dermatofibroma
Dermatofibroma is a common slightly raised, pink or light to dark brown, firm to hard benign skin nodule of unknown cause that occurs most often in the legs of women. It is usually not associated with any symptoms or complaints other than being visible. Itching, tenderness and pain are not uncommon. Removal of the tumor is not necessary unless diagnostic uncertainty exists or particularly troubling symptoms are present. . They usually persist for life, remain static for decades and may...
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon