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Can a massage help indents after lipoma removal?

courtlaneMay 27, 2017
This is repeat surgery of lipoma that came back a few times. Not only do I have an indent like last time, but it seems to go deeper in one area making it worse than last scar. It's four months post surgery. Would massaging scar area help? Would massaging help some tissue move in that area? Also, scar very red for 4 months out. I used silicone sheets, but not as much as last time, as I felt after taking it off it looked redder. Sometimes I put vaseline on as I read hydration helps.

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Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of your seroma issues.  Unfortunately you did not mention the timing of the seroma development since removal of your lipoma but I will assume it is fairly recent.  As a result drainage of the seroma by reopening the incision and p...

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