I had a lipoma removal 6 weeks ago on my thigh. The incision has healed nicely. However a couple of weeks ago it started swelling and its hard and there is some bruising showing up on top of that. It is also very painful. What does this mean?
August 22, 2015
Answer: #Lipoma - swelling and bruising Bleeding can occur after all surgical procedures, and that includes removal of a lipoma. In general, excessive bleeding presents relatively early - within a few hours or days of the surgery. But not always. Trauma to the region even after it appears to have healed, or underlying medical issues (such as bleeding disorders, medications like aspirin, etc) can contribute to this happening later than usual.You should contact your PS to discuss this. It is possible that you have some bleeding that needs to be drained, or it may be something that was there, and deep, and is only now coming to the surface and becoming apparent.I hope that this helps and good luck,Dr. Alan EnglerMember of #RealSelf100@RealSelf
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August 22, 2015
Answer: #Lipoma - swelling and bruising Bleeding can occur after all surgical procedures, and that includes removal of a lipoma. In general, excessive bleeding presents relatively early - within a few hours or days of the surgery. But not always. Trauma to the region even after it appears to have healed, or underlying medical issues (such as bleeding disorders, medications like aspirin, etc) can contribute to this happening later than usual.You should contact your PS to discuss this. It is possible that you have some bleeding that needs to be drained, or it may be something that was there, and deep, and is only now coming to the surface and becoming apparent.I hope that this helps and good luck,Dr. Alan EnglerMember of #RealSelf100@RealSelf
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August 20, 2015
Answer: Swelling and bruising 6 weeks after surgical procedure If this were within days of the procedure I would tell you that it will resolve on its own. But since it recently started and you had the procedure done 6 weeks ago, I'd recommend you see your surgeon for an in-person exam. "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and cannot
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August 20, 2015
Answer: Swelling and bruising 6 weeks after surgical procedure If this were within days of the procedure I would tell you that it will resolve on its own. But since it recently started and you had the procedure done 6 weeks ago, I'd recommend you see your surgeon for an in-person exam. "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and cannot
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