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

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Rein AnthonetteJan 6, 2018

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.

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