Bruising on breast and slight numbness on my back 3 days after lipoma removal from side (Photo)

Any time an incision is made in the skin, the small nerves in that area are cut, resulting in numbness. The area under the incision where a lesion is removed (such as a lipoma) also has nerves running through it, and these nerves are also cut in the normal process of removing the...

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....

Thank you for sharing your question.  Unfortunately you will have to discuss with your current physicians why they will not refer you to an orthopedic surgeon as episacral lipomas are well known as herniations of fat through the lumbar-sacral tissues.  These can be surgically treated by re...