Why lipoma occur again a month after surgery? (Photo)

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I had my first surgery for lipoma November 26,2017 through excision proceedure and 2nd of January 2018 the lipoma re occurs again. Doctor advise me to do another surgery after a month. I'm just confuse coz when they remove the lipoma they remove everything and I saw it the mass is intact.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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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Ryan E. Austin, MD · Answer

It is very rare that a lipoma would recur that quickly after surgery to the point of needing multiple procedures. Sometimes you can get a hematoma or seroma that can feel like a recurrent lump, similar to the original lipoma. You should check with your surgeon to ensure that it is in fact a recurrent lipoma and not one of these other issues.

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