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I have many lipoma in parts of my body; leg, hand, chest, arms, shoulder. How to remove it?

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Liposuction and Minimal Excision Technique

July 2nd, 2016
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Hi Sunil. I am sorry for the delayed response. Multiple Lipomas can be removed with liposuction and minimal incision method. I will appreciate if you can send photos of your lipomas (encircled with a marker). This will enable me suggest the exact treatment plan. Please watch the video also. It will clarify many of your concerns. 

Web reference: http://www.thecosmeticsurgery.org/before-after-photos-india/multiple-lipoma/

Karthik Ram, MRCS, DNB
July 2nd, 2016

Liposuction and Minimal Excision Technique

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Hi Sunil. I am sorry for the delayed response. Multiple Lipomas can be removed with liposuction and minimal incision method. I will appreciate if you can send photos of your lipomas (encircled with a marker). This will enable me suggest the exact treatment plan. Please watch the video also. It will clarify many of your concerns. 

Learn more: http://www.thecosmeticsurgery.org/before-after-photos-india/multiple-lipoma/

Karthik Ram, MRCS, DNB

How best to remove lipomas?

May 30th, 2016
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Thank you for your question and I am sorry to hear of your numerous lipomas.  Standard treatment remains making an incision directly over each lipoma and dissecting circumferentially around each until it is removed.  Hope this helps.
Nelson Castillo, MD
May 30th, 2016

How best to remove lipomas?

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Thank you for your question and I am sorry to hear of your numerous lipomas.  Standard treatment remains making an incision directly over each lipoma and dissecting circumferentially around each until it is removed.  Hope this helps.
Nelson Castillo, MD

#Lipoma Removal - I have many lipomas

May 26th, 2016
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In general, each lipoma can be removed with a small incision directly over the center of it, after which the mass (lipoma) can be extracted easily.  The procedure is usually done under local anesthesia, on an outpatient, basis.  It is well tolerated and patients are generally very happy with the results.

You should talk to a board-certified plastic surgeon to see what the recommendations are for you specifically.

I hope that this helps and good luck,

Dr. Alan Engler
Member of #RealSelf500

Web reference: http://www.bodysculpture.com

Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS
May 26th, 2016

#Lipoma Removal - I have many lipomas

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In general, each lipoma can be removed with a small incision directly over the center of it, after which the mass (lipoma) can be extracted easily.  The procedure is usually done under local anesthesia, on an outpatient, basis.  It is well tolerated and patients are generally very happy with the results.

You should talk to a board-certified plastic surgeon to see what the recommendations are for you specifically.

I hope that this helps and good luck,

Dr. Alan Engler
Member of #RealSelf500

Learn more: http://www.bodysculpture.com

Alan M. Engler, MD, FACS

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