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Swelling in lower belly after lipoma removed from above belly button size of a large mango, 10 days post, is this normal?

salmaatifJul 14, 2018
i had a surgery 10days ago of lipoma removed from above my belly button and below my ribs. the cut id from between my breasts to right above my belly button. surgeon said they had to fix my muscle wall gaps too. lipoma was quiet bigger then a tenis ball. now my lower belly has swollen above 9inches and not reducing. is it normal?

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Ronald J. Edelson, MD

This should definitely not be ignored especially silly if it is growing.  It may well be a lipoma but the only way to be sure is to hVe it removed.  Your surgeon may want to get an MRI ahead of time to rule out anything other than it being a simple lipoma.  Excision could be done under local an...

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  Thank you for your question.   As the other physicians have explained, it’s unusual for a “lipoma “to become infected.  This is because a lipoma consists mostly of benign, clean fatty tissue.  More likely this is an infected sebaceous cyst.  These can lie d...

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It is possible scar tissue formed in or on your masseter muscle. Imaging might help to locate the problem. Palpating of the area pinpointing the area or areas of discomfort can help too. Find a good diagnostician.

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