I just had a small lipoma removed from my groin/ inner thigh & smaller one from low Buttock . How long before I can exercise?

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I practice Ashtanga yoga and it is very vigorous and the legs need to move in all directions and stretched out a lot. I also cycle / sim and do squats. Just wondering how soon I can go back to these activists.

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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Nelson Castillo, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.  Depending on the incision size and location, you may be able to return to yoga without restrictions in a few weeks.  Pictures would better help give a time determination, as the tension placed on the wound is the key factor in returning to your normal level of activity.  Your incision will be at its strongest at 6 weeks, but will continue to mature for several months thereafter.  See your surgeon for recommendations for your particular lipomas.

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