I had a lipoma removed a month ago. The area around the incision was left swollen far beyond normal, according to some, but the doctors chose not to drain the fluid. Now, after 5 weeks the area suddenly turned very hard(before it was soft) and reddish/black in color. The surgeon who did the operation keeps telling me this is normal filling up of the cavity left behind. However, my primary doctor said it seems like a blood clot brought on by bleeding in the area. Recently, I have had afew sharp p
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Depending on the size of the lipoma and how long it has been there, there might be a dent due to long term pressure of yhr lipoma.
The other issue is how to best approach it and where to put the incision.
If the depression persist, it can be filled or smoothed with fat graft.
While you should always expect a bit of bruising and/or swelling from a procedure like this, I'd say this is a bit more excessive than I normally see with this type of removal. It could be that all affected sites were not thoroughly cauterized, so there was some residual bleeding under the...
Lipomas can indeed put pressure on nerves and may cause pain. What you have described in your husband may be related to a problem in a neck disk, and should be further evaluated.