Intramuscular Lipoma Removal - options?

Question

I am a 61 year old female. Have good health no medications but am overweight. I have a large 8cmx4cmx3cm Intramuscular Lipoma in my upper arm. It is affecting my mobility a bit. My DR. told me I do not have to do anything about it and just to let it go. That is not what I am finding to in my research. I have found they are rare and I should be removed. I have made an appointment with another doctor for a second opinion. I just wondered if iIam approaching this correctly?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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.

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