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Lipoma under the armpit. What are the risks of getting it removed?

jmiller3
I went to the doctor's today, & he said I have a Lipoma under my armpit. He said he couldn't do the operation in the doctor's office because there are a lot of important things under the armpit. Sometimes it's really painful, not to mention ugly, I want to get it removed, but the doctor said he would recommend leaving it alone unless it gets bigger. I still want to get it removed, so I'm curious as to what the risks are to getting it removed. i don't want to end up paralyzed or something.

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