Can laser liposuction can be used to treat lipomas?

As long as your lipoma is benign, it can be treated/removed with liposuction. Consulting with a board-certified dermatologist will help you decide if this is the best option for you. 

Thanks for the question, people have been doing this procedure for years and sometimes it works. The reason I do not perform it is because you can't get a sample of the lipoma to send for examination by a pathologist to make sure its not cancerous. So while it is possible to do this procedure I do not think its a safe idea!

Liposuction is a great procedure for the removal of lipomas. I suggest consulting with a VASER Hi definition contouring specialist for fat reduction, body sculpting and skin tightening. Best, Dr. Emer

Yes, although the incidence of recurrance will be more common with liposuction.  The advantage is that there will not be a scar which would result with excision.

Hi!

You have asked a great question.  The answer is yes laser lipo or vaser or even traditional liposuction methods can be used to remove lipomas but because lipomas are usually encapsulated there is a possibility that it can come back if you opted for laser lipo etc.  Another option is surgically removing the lipoma and capsule with a small incision.  Obviously, if you have multiple lipomas this may not be a great option for you because of all the small incisions you would have.  I have treated lipomas both ways and both work.  It depends on what you would value as well!

The short answer is yes.  Although the answer does depend very much on the location, depth and size of the lipoma.
It's most important that the lipoma be benign and chronic.  If you have a rapidly growing mass, that would need evaluation as soon as possible first.  Make sure that the surgeon is experienced with these types of procedures.

Thanks for your question, Catcdeo. There are really two issues with the use of laser lipo for lipomas.  First, it is difficult to remove the mass entirely if you are not dissecting out all the walls circumferentially.  Lipo may be able to improve the contour and make the area smooth and flat, but with cells left behind, there will be an increased risk of recurrence.  Second, the tissue is compromised by the laser and the cannulae making evaluation of the mass by pathology difficult if not impossible.  On the other hand, lipo allows the mass to be addressed with only a minimal scar.  Discuss with your provider the assets and liabilities of direct excision, which usually can be performed through a small incision, versus liposuction.  Best of luck!

Good Day. Thank you for your question.Simple answer: Yes, but I don't recommend it.Lipomas are a suspected benign growth of fat cells. The key is suspected. Surgical removal can often be performed through a small incision with little risk and high incidence of complete excision. When removed, if it grossly is not consistent with benign adipocytes, a formal histopathological examination by a pathologist is indicated.A lipoma requires complete removal or the lipoma will recur. Lipsuction by any method, including laser, is unlikely to remove all the fat cells of the lipoma. When it recurs, surgical excision is now much more difficult due to scar tissue and more interdigitation in adjacent tissue.

Hello - this is a good question and there are a few different options First lipomas can be one cystic type mas, or they may be "loculated " where they have more of a bubble wrap consistency and have many small lipomas in one larger area.  Lipo can work well for them, but it has some problems. If the lipoma is loculated, then I find it harder to get a complete resolution. And- although  I would say that lipo of a lipoma ( after evaluation to assure it is a lipoma and not anything else) works but in my opinion there is another option that I prefer.  Lipomas can often be encased in a thicker outer layer, and have adhesions -areas scarred, or "stuck" to surrounding tissues. The mechanics of liposuction usually break up this denser tissue, and the fat inside is removed. However- adhesions usually come from healing, inflammation or trauma of some kind, and  when we traumatize the adhesion to break it up, it can come back more dense and more firmly "stuck" to the tissue around it. It may not be a problem, but it can be, and can be more painful to treat.  I prefer to use  a diluted injectable fat disolving agent. Such as Kybella. The lipoma must be surperficial, easy to access, and the Kybella must be diluted so it does not create so much inflammation as to create adhesions, or worsen them.  It allows me the finesse of a single spot, vs the larger areas involved in lipo.  If a lipoma is more loculated, I find it easier to get all the internal smaller areas and create less tissue trauma and so less potential for adhesions.  This is use of Kybella, is not the standard treatment, surgical excision is still the main way to address them in mainstream medicine. But the ability to do delicate work, and treat only the area of the lipoma can be useful.  I mention it just as an option to consider. We can also use this dilute Kybella technique to etch out muscles and treat very small pockets of fat that would not warrent lipo. 

Hope that is helpful!