Will the lipoma on my scalp be able to permanently removed?

Thank you for sharing your excellent question.  Lipomas can be completely removed in a single operative setting.  Hope this helps.

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. We would have to remove the lipoma to be sure that it is not something else and we usually do this by sending it to a pathologist for evaluation. If a lipoma is painful, then an exam is needed to make sure it is not compressing on a nerve or whether the diagnosis is different. Aftercare for a lipoma includes gentle compression and Plato’s Scar Serum twice daily on the wound.

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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Thank you for question. Lipomas can typically be removed under local anesthesia and permanently. Best of luck. 

Lipomas normally can be removed permanently by surgery.  If the lipoma is not completely removed, it can grow back.  Most lipomas on the scalp can be removed just with local anesthesia in the office.  An examination of you would be helpful to determine if the lipoma on your scalp could be removed in this manner.  

Typically lipomas can be removed in the office and often one surgery can accomplish this. Please make sure you see only a board-certified, fellowship trained surgeon with expertise facial plastic surgery and scalp cyst/lipoma removal. In my practice this is a cosmetic procedure not covered by health insurance. Perhaps your current provider is no longer the best option for you. Good luck. Damon B. Chandler, MD
Harvard-Penn Trained Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon