I have a lipoma on the left side of my upper rib cage. Sometimes when I am laying in bed or on the couch I will feel it twitching on and off. Is this something to be concerned about?
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May 8, 2023
Answer: Recommend scheduling a consultation for removal followed by proper scar after care
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....
Typically, the definitive treatment for a pilonidal cyst is to excise the cyst in its entirety and then perform some sort of local flap closure of the wound. It sounds like you may still may the cyst seeing as you only had it drained in the past. I would definitely get that checked out so that...
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....
