Re: Lipoma Board update

Treatment

Usually, treatment of a lipoma is not necessary, unless the tumor becomes painful or restricts movement. They are usually removed for cosmetic reasons, if they grow very large, or for histopathology to check that they are not a more dangerous type of tumor such as a liposarcoma.[3]
Lipomas are normally removed by simple excision.[10] The removal can often be done under local anaesthetic, and take less than 30 minutes.[18] This cures the majority of cases, with about 1-2% of lipomas recurring after excision.[19] Liposuction is another option if the lipoma is soft and has a small connective tissue component. Liposuction typically results in less scarring; however, with large lipomas it may fail to remove the entire tumor, which can lead to re-growth.[20]
There are new methods being developed that are supposed to remove the lipomas without scarring. One of them is removal by the use of injection of compounds that trigger lipolysis, such as steroids or phosphatidylcholine Tweet