I had a 11 cm lipoma removed from my back last week, under anesthetia. I stayed over night at the hospital. Post operation, they gave me a morphine based injection, which I had an allergic reaction to. I was discharged and have been home for 5 days now. The issue is that I feel very nauseas and out of it... Dizzy and as if I will faint. Is this normal?
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It is always preferable to not operate on a pregnant individual unless it's absolutely necessary. But it could be done if a lipoma was small superficial and only local anesthesia was necessary. It would be best to be evaluated by a board-certified plastic surgeon.Best Regards,Dr. Gartner
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....
Presuming this is a typical lipoma, a small stab incision with a #11 blade, about 1/4 " is sufficient. With dissecting scissors the lipoma is bluntly separated from surrounding tissue and can often be extruded through the incision with a pinching maneuver of the skin below it, and/or grasped...