Lipoma, liposuction and fat transfer?

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I'm very interested in getting fat transfer from my trunk and flanks to my hips/buttocks area. I have multiple small lipoma around these areas. I'm scared that if I do this, they will spread and form in my hips/buttocks area after the procedure or worst, turn into cancer! Should I have these removed before lipo? I've had various removed over the years and they always came back benign lipomas.

Luis A. Mejia, MD · Answer

Hi, thank you for the question... Generally patients after liposuction, the lipomas usually shrinks.. there is no problem in combining  these procedures.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

If there is any doubt about the diagnosis of these growths, biopsy or excision should be considered.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

John A. Millard, MD, FACS · Answer

I've done many patients liposuction using VASER (Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction) and regarding lipomas, you can generally shrink the size of the lipoma, but they are very hard to get rid of with liposuction alone.  A benefit to liposuction first, though, is it significantly decreases the size of the incision required to remove the lipoma, often by as much as 75%.  I've done this with many of my patients, coming back later to excise them through much smaller incisions than would have been required had I not done liposuction first!

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