Lipoma all over the body; what is the best treatment?

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....

Removal or biopsy would be the next reasonable step depending upon the nature of the growth and location.Kenneth Hughes, MDBeverly Hills, CA

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....

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....

Thank you for your question and I am sorry to hear of your JP issues after surgery.  Though stripping of the drain can cause a temporary increase in its suction pressure, creating some tension and pain to the area of the drain it usually resolves once the stripping is finished.  There should n...

It would be extremely unlikely that this treatment would work as a lipoma is a collection of fat cells that continues to grow. If apple cider vinegar affected this it would also affect all of your fat cells. Another wive's tail I am afraid. Surgical excision is the standard way to remove these ...