Where should I go to have a lipoma removed? A lipoma has been growing under one armpit.

Thank you for sharing your question.  Best to have a diagnosis made first so that the best treatment advice can be rendered.  Though a lipoma is commonly encountered in the armpit it may also be breast tissue or a cyst.  See an ASPS board certified plastic surgeon in consultation to discuss.

Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that occur under the skin and less commonly within the muscle. They are associated with mild discomfort and a lump underneath the skin. It is always best to talk to an expert plastic surgeon to determine whether the lipoma is possibly a cyst or a tumor or hernia. We would have to remove the lipoma to be sure that it is not something else and we usually do this by sending it to a pathologist for evaluation. If a lipoma is painful, then an exam is needed to make sure it is not compressing on a nerve or whether the diagnosis is different. Aftercare for a lipoma includes gentle compression and Plato’s Scar Serum twice daily on the wound.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon