Removing Multiple Lipomas

Board certified dermatologic surgeons usually have a lot of experience removing lipomas. One of the tricks I use to completely remove them quickly, leaving only a small scar is to use a surgical tool called a "punch" which creates a small hole in the skin above the lipoma and then pull the lipoma through the hole. Several can be done in under an hour.

The only way to effectively remove these lipomas is to stage surgical resection of them.  All other treatments are not time proven.

Dear Dune, I would first excise a few of the more noticeable ones and perform a pathologic exam to confirm they are lipomas. If they are ordinary lipomas then further excisions can be performed. If you have pathologic variants of lipomas (angiolipoma, angiomyolipoma, or even cysts) these may signal a genetic predisposition for underlying tumors and warrant further investigation of your general health. Multiple lipomas can be safely removed with standard excisional surgery under local... more

It is possible to remove many lipomas in the same setting. It sounds as if you have a great deal lipomas and are very experienced with this condition. Your best bet is to work with a board-certified plastic surgeon and determine how many you and your surgeon are willing to remove it once. In my experience, I have removed up to 30 lipomas in one setting. These were very small and superficial and were all that the patient and I were willing to perform as outpatient surgery.  ... more

I have seen hundreds of patients for lipoma removal, and in most cases remove them with local anesthesia on the day I first see the patient. Usually the most visible or uncomfortable ones are removed at the first session. For most people we remove 2 or 3, but by prior arrangment, I have removed over 20 at one time. They are typically a benign growth, but we send the specimen(s) to pathology for evaluation.

Lipomas can occur in any individual regardless of weight. They can occur almost anywhere on the body as well. Removal of lipomas is perfomed by surgical excision. An incision is made over the lipoma and it is dissected from the surrounding tissue and removed. Multiple lipomas can be removed at the same time, depending on the number and size. If small enough they usually can be removed under local anesthesia, however larger lipomas may require other forms of anesthesia.