Does Laser Liposuction Help in Treating Multiple Lipomas?

asked 1 year ago by Rochester1717 in Rochester, NY
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
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Tags: abdomen, arms, thighs, lipoma, removal, scar

I have multiple lipomas close to 30 on my arms, forearms, torso, proximal thighs for close to 6 years and has finally decided to get them removed. I want the least possible scarring and I am confused whether to go with regular excision surgery vs Laser Liposuction. Is laser liposuction effective for multiple lipomas?

5 answers to Does Laser Liposuction Help in Treating Multiple Lipomas?

Lipomas are better excised than removed by liposuction

Granted, if you have numerous lipomas it may seem more practical to have them flattened with liposuction but keep that in mind, it would be probably a temporary flattening as they would not be completely removed and as benign tumors, they tend to regrow. Excision through small inicisions is possible with a very small chance of recurrence.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Liposuction of lipomas

Traditionally lipomas are removed by making small incisions over the lipoma. Liposuctioning of the lipoma may not be sufficient.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Can Liposuction Remove Lipomas?

VERY TOUGH BUT SOLVABLE LIPOMAS. First any liposuction technique can be used to remove lipomas. There is nothing special about Laser any more than simple lipo and other approaches. The Laser systems are ok, the Vaser Ultrasonic works, and plain old lipo works. The tricky part is to get a detailed approach to each lipoma. Generalized lipo does not work. One must take each lipo mad deal with it separately. Some can be fibrous and must be open... more

George Commons, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

www.pacfps.com

Laser liposuction for Lipomas

Laser Liposuction is not an effective method of treating multiple lipomas, in my opinion, and I would not recommend its use.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Laser Liposuction Is A Newer But As Yet Unproven Method For Lipoma Removal

The conventional means of lipoma removal is open excision. While effective, it does leave scars. Laser liposuction can be used to treat lipomas but you can't think of it as traditional liposuction as you can not really suction out lipomas like regular fat. The laser probe can be inserted into a lipoma and turned out to help melt or liquify the lipoma and then allow the body to absorb the broken down lipoma. That is a lipoma removal technique that is in a state of evolution and is... more

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

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