Forehead lipoma removal without surgery? (Photo)

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. We would have to remove the lipoma to be sure that it is not something else and we usually do this by sending it to a pathologist for evaluation. If a lipoma is painful, then an exam is needed to make sure it is not compressing on a nerve or whether the diagnosis is different. Aftercare for a lipoma includes gentle compression and Plato’s Scar Serum twice daily on the wound.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Many thanks for your question. Be sure to undergo an in person assessment by a plastic surgeon to first make a clinical diagnosis as to the cause of the swelling on your forehead. If it is a lipoma surgical removal will achieve a good outcome. I am unaware of a medicine you can take to help cure you of this. All the very best, Jonathan Adamthwaite

Ultimately, you should be examined to determine the cause of the mass on your forehead.  It is possible it is a lipoma, but there could be other causes as well.  The normal method of removing the mass would be surgery.  There are no medications that could be used to treat this problem.