Swollen lump at lipoma incision site 6 days later. Is this normal? How long to heal?

Careful excision is necessary because there are terminal branches of the internal mammary arteries that can bleed torrentially. A thoracic surgeon would be the specialist for this or a good general surgeon or plastic surgeon.H Karamanoukian MD FACSCV Surgeon Board Certified

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....

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....

Ultrasounds can pick up a lot of things that one doesn't really need to find. Translucent masses are generally fluid filled cysts and non cancerous. Solid skin and subcutaneous lesions may be lipomas if they are fatty or can be benign masses such as sebacious (or epidermoid) cysts. If a mass...