Lipoma Removal nerve damage risks? (Photo)

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Hello, I have a lipoma which is a little under 1cm on my forehead. It is located 2 cm above the eyebrow. I am really scared of nerve damage although I was told there wasn't where it is placed. However, I would like more opinions. Thanks for your help

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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.

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Karthik Ram, MRCS, DNB · Answer

This lipoma looks very superficial in a subcutaneous plane, there are no nerves passing through that plane.

An experienced Plastic Surgeon would remove the lipoma without any damage.

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