I need lipoma removal on back of head mid-scalp area, the size is about 2 inches wide, just soft, fatty liquid. Outpatient hospital is too expensive, can I do local anesthesia at a doctor's office?
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July 21, 2012
Answer: Lipoma removal using lidocaine anesthesia for scalp and forehead lipomas
What your describing seems like a hematoma. A hematoma usually starts out as a fluid collection and then hardens over time. Given more time, the hematoma is automatically broken down by your body. The hematoma should resolve on its own, however he should follow closely with her...
Depending on the size of the lipoma and how long it has been there, there might be a dent due to long term pressure of yhr lipoma.
The other issue is how to best approach it and where to put the incision.
If the depression persist, it can be filled or smoothed with fat graft.
While you should always expect a bit of bruising and/or swelling from a procedure like this, I'd say this is a bit more excessive than I normally see with this type of removal. It could be that all affected sites were not thoroughly cauterized, so there was some residual bleeding under the...
