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Can Lipomas cause blood clots and can i have plastic surgery to remove them?

April 9, 2014
Asked By:Yily_vDoll2014 in New York, NY

I seem to have lipomas (self diagnosed google search( on my thighs, they feel hard as if i have a ball of fat under my skin , my question i want to have plastic surgery can this fat balls cause me to get blood clots?

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