I had a small lipoma removed from the shoulder and it ended up with a keloid scar. Can this be revised?

Four months after lipoma removal from the back should not give symptoms of numbness in the upper extremity.You should be evaluated by a neurologist.Then why do you have the specimen in a plastic bag? the specimen should be in the pathology department for full examination?? This is not proper...

Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that occur under the skin and less commonly within the muscle. They are associated with mild discomfort and a lump underneath the skin. It is always best to talk to an expert plastic surgeon to determine whether the lipoma is possibly a cyst or a tumor or hernia....

Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that occur under the skin and less commonly within the muscle. They are associated with mild discomfort and a lump underneath the skin. It is always best to talk to an expert plastic surgeon to determine whether the lipoma is possibly a cyst or a tumor or hernia....

Removal or biopsy would be the next reasonable step depending upon the nature of the growth and location.Kenneth Hughes, MDBeverly Hills, CA

Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that occur under the skin and less commonly within the muscle. They are associated with mild discomfort and a lump underneath the skin. It is always best to talk to an expert plastic surgeon to determine whether the lipoma is possibly a cyst or a tumor or hernia....

Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that occur under the skin and less commonly within the muscle. They are associated with mild discomfort and a lump underneath the skin. It is always best to talk to an expert plastic surgeon to determine whether the lipoma is possibly a cyst or a tumor or hernia....