Had lipoma removed on buttocks just before thanksgiving. All seemed ok til a week ago. It's hurting again to sit down?

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....

Thank you for sharing your excellent question and photographs. I would reach out and contact your surgeon for a possible infection before it worsens.  If you have seen spreading redness from your incision you may have a cellulitis which can respond to antibiotics.  It would be important, h...

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....