Why does my lipoma keep growing?

  Considering the size and location of your lipoma, and that the incision opened, I don't think you should be that worried about the discomfort that you are experiencing.  I think that things will improve with additional time and patience.  Good luck with your recovery.

It makes me very upset that you were not warned of this complication  -- it says to me that there was a lack of completeness.  Any surgery on the right forehead causes swelling that falls down (with gravity) and gets trapped in the eye area of that side.  Hence, bruising and...

Thank you for your question.  I frequently remove forehead lipomas and osteomas via endoscopic incisions placed behind the hair line.  Scar tissue on the other hand cannot be easily treated endoscopically.  It may be helpful to get a CT scan to characterize the mass.  This...

Lipoma removal is typically a simple procedure and many general and sub-specialty surgeons are trained in it. Patients are typically referred to General surgeons and plastic surgeons for this. Some lipomas that are at cosmetically sensitive locations (face etc) should be removed by plastic...

Thigh lipomas present some challenges and patients should recommend that the lipomas are assessed by a pathologist to rule out other tumors. Our office specializes in lipoma removal surgery on the extremities.  Recovery is relatively short. Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACS

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....