Is Lipoma Removal Like Liposuction?

You run the risk of lipoma recurrence if they are not completely removed. I have used liposuction in select cases for lipomas that are very difficult to get to or intimately associated with the facial nerve. However, there is a trade off that the lipoma might recur and require additional treatment. Therefore, for easily accessible lipomas they are typically removed in their entirity.Stephen Weber MD, FACS

Liposuction is a surgical procedure to remove the unwanted deposits of fat from specific areas of body. Lipoma is a fatty growth under the skin layer, but needs to be excised by the surgeon and the specimen should be sent to pathology. Often, patients also ask if lipoma could be removed with the use of the laser, but that creates also the problem.
The laser technology will not allow a surgeon to have a tissue that need to be sent for the examination. The removal of lipoma is a medically necessary procedure and it is covered by the insurance. Liposuction is a cosmetic surgery, not covered as an elective procedure. Lipomas can be removed by liposuction but as stated above there is no pathology specimen and recurrence is higher. However, the scars are smaller.