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I appreciate your question. I would recommend that you discuss this question with your surgeon as every surgeon has their own respective post op protocol for his/her patients. Your surgeon is your best resource as he/she is most familiar with your medical history and how you are healing at this time. The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam. Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative plastic surgery. Best of luck! Dr. Schwartz Board Certified Plastic Surgeon #RealSelf100Surgeon
Thank you for sharing your question. Depending on the location of the lipoma I would not submerge any incision for up to 4 weeks after surgery. Discuss your question with your surgeon. As they have the full details of your procedure they can best advise you. Best wishes.
This will depend the method of skin closure and your surgeon's preference. In my own practice, I ask patients to keep the operative area dry for 24 hours at which point it would be safe to shower. I would wait longer before having a bath or swimming.
Every physician has their protocol for bathing after lipoma removal. If the wound is small, I allow showers the next day following surgery but prefer no swimming, bathing or Jacuzzi for 1-2 weeks since prolonged water exposure can make the wound soggy and lead to incision separation. Larger wounds may require a bit longer wait but again, showers are ok immediately. Good luck and take care.
In general, atrophic areas and indented scars can be elevated via subcision, with or without the addition of a volumizing filler. The quality of the photo is not the best, but it does appear that the indentation left after the lipoma removal can be elevated by subcision. I have found that the...
Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of your forehead hematoma. If it has now liqueified your surgeon can insert a needle to draw off the fluid hopefully allowing the swelling to resolve and your healing to finish. See your surgeon for an in-person examination, they can...
Feel free to run at the gym without worrying about the effect on lipomas. No one knows exactly what causes lipomas (fatty tumors under the skin) but they are very common. Some people have multiple -10 or 100 or more, which can run in families and therefore likely related to a genetic...
Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of your hematoma issues after lipoma removal. Though distressing, if the hematoma is small, your body will gradually break down the blood and absorb it in the first 2 weeks after surgery. As it has been several days since surgery, I ...
I have taken out as many as 80 small lipomas in a day in one operative setting, but currently limit it to about 45-55, still quite a few. Coding for subcutaneous lesion, tumor excision, based on body location, is submitted to the insurance company, and usually they cover the procedure codes a...
Soft tissue masses are common and generally always benign (noncancerous). Lipoma (fatty mass)is a likely diagnosis but sebaceous cysts and other benign lumps could also explain your lump. Lipomas are not always visualized on ultrasound. If the lump does not bother you, grow or become infected,...
