Is it better to lipo or cut out lipomas?

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. We would have to remove the lipoma to be sure that it is not something else and we usually do this by sending it to a pathologist for evaluation. If a lipoma is painful, then an exam is needed to make sure it is not compressing on a nerve or whether the diagnosis is different. Aftercare for a lipoma includes gentle compression and Plato’s Scar Serum twice daily on the wound.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

The best surgical technique is excision. They can be sent to pathology to make sure there is nothing else going on with the them.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

In my experience, the best method to remove a lipoma is with excision and not liposuction. I find that excision can remove the entire lipoma and normally when the entire lipoma is removed, it will not come back in that particular location.