Is it normal to have headaches when a lipoma has been removed from your neck?

Fluid build up is highly variable but with your history, and the large size of your lipoma you may wish to ask if your doctor would advise a seroma catheter be placed.  That would allow continuous drainage rather than the intermittent drainage which you described.  Alternative...

Removal of a lipoma is a very common procedure.  If you have had your lipoma for several years and it is not getting bigger, it is unlikely that it would be a liposarcoma.  If the lipoma is bothering you, I would recommend that you have it removed.  It can be biopsied after removal and you coul...

Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of your multitude of angiolipomas that you are experiencing.  Unfortunately the best treatment to avoid recurrence is surgical excision and if they are removed when small enough it should not cause you long-term health issues. Hope t...

Thank you for sharing your question and photographs and I am sorry to hear of your difficulties after surgery.  I would talk with your surgeon and neurologist to discuss medication options to improve your current symptoms as additional healing should hopefully improve your pain.  If they are at...

When a seroma does not resolve with aspiration, and gets infected, a drain needs to be inserted and the infection treated with antibiotics as a general principle. Also, if the seroma has become an abscess, it should be opened, drained and left open while the infection is treated.You should ...

Hi Heatherwitchey31, thanks for your question! A lipoma can be removed under local or general anesthesia depending on the depth, size, and location of the mass.  After care for a lipoma removal usually includes keeping the incision clean and dry for 48 hours, followed by gentle washing of the w...