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Where to Go to Remove Infected Lipoma?
I have a lipoma in my head. A friend of mine told me that she had one and she poked it with a needle. I got a sterilized needle and I poked it but it got infected. Now the lump is hard and hurts. What type of doctor should I go to and what can I expect after I see the doctor? Will they remove it in office?
Asked 30 months ago by
sylvia orlando in orlando, florida
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Infected Scalp Lipoma
You cannot be sure that it is a lipoma. It could be an infected sebaceous cyst which are more common in the scalp than lipomas.
You can to to a general surgeon, a plastic surgeon, an otolaryngologist, a facial plastic surgeon.
First you need to stop touching it without washing hands, start oral antibiotics. Your physician will then see you after the infection has resolved. At that point you will be scheduled to undergo lipoma/sebaceous cyst excision in an operating room under either local...
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