I had an injury on my head, neck and left shoulder 2 decades ago. Since then, my left shoulder has bothered me and the area that was hit by a canec tile developed a lipoma. Can a lipoma be due to trauma? How can you tell if a lipoma is directly related to prior trauma? What kind of surgeon would you go to for removal of intramuscular and intermuscular lipoma involving the rhomboid muscle of the shoulder? The lipoma size is about 6-8 inches in diameter.
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Answer: Lipomas often are caused by sever trauma to an area of the body.
A lipoma is a benign tumor of the fat cells. There are two approved treatments: Surgical excision or lipousction. The later will not yield a pathological diagnosis because the cells are destroyed from the liposuction process. I would hignly recommend an excision. It is simple, straight forward...
You should certainly see a board-ceritified dermatologist or plastic surgeon who is experienced in dealing with lipomas and keloids. Any cutting into the skin can result in a keloid.
Ideally, the smallest incision possible should be used to remove the lipoma, how large it will be depends on...
No work for at least 2 days if you do light work. If your job involves physical work then no work for one week at least.
No exercise for one week. You can walk after that.
No weight lifting in gym or heavy exercise for 3 weeks.
