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The growth rate of a lipoma is usually independent of exercise or diet. Lipomas are tumors that act independently of their host. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles
Thank you for your question. Lipomas tend to grow independently of exercise, and if they begin to interfere with your exercise regimen, they can be removed with a small procedure. Hope this helps.
Exercise should not affect the size of a lipoma. It should get neither larger or smaller with physical activity.
Thank you for your question. No, exercise will not make a lipoma bigger. These tend to slowly enlarge all by themselves and are not related to activity level or body weight. They are usually easily removed.
No. Lipomas are benign growths of fatty tissue (along with some connective tissue and to a greater or lesser extent some blood vessels). They do not respond to exercise.However, they are often located within muscular tissue, particularly between some normal, gliding planes of muscle. Exercise can, therefore, change their appearance and bring them closer to the surface.There are many masses that are not lipomas, so someone with a mass should see his or her MD to have it assessed.I hope that this helps and good luck,Dr. Alan EnglerMember of #RealSelf100@RealSelf
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....
It is not uncommon to have some numbness above the area of incision on your forehead after a lipoma removal. In most cases, this issue will resolve over time but it can take weeks to months. Given that your surgery was two days ago, there most likely will still be improvement over...
Lipoma removal rarely requires drain. With a larger lipoma the surgeon may elect to place a drain to avoid fluid collection where lipoma was removed
Thank you for your question.A Lipoma can certainly be invisible when it is situated in the soft tissues of the abdomen. I would have preferred an MRI to delineate the soft tissues better. The CT Scan, however, will be able to show what you have. If indeed, it is a Lipoma, it can be removed...
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