A lipoma is a type of benign fatty tumor. They are typically soft and squishy and located just below the skin. A person may wish to undergo lipoma removal if it is growing or causing discomfort or for ...

Generally, Medicare does not cover lipoma removal unless deemed medically necessary by a doctor. Lipoma removal may be medically necessary if the lipoma is causing significant issues, such as an ...

"Performed in an outpatient setting under local or twilight anesthesia, the procedure focuses on complete removal with careful scar placement and tissue-preserving technique; excised tissue is ...

A lipoma is a lump under the skin that occurs due to an overgrowth of fat cells. However, people may wish to remove a lipoma that causes pain, complications, or other symptoms. Some people also have ...

A 36-year-old patient presented to eye casualty with a 5-day history of acute reduction of vision in his left eye. The fall in his vision was noticed on waking up from a general anaesthetic, which was ...

You know it’s going to be bad when Dr. Pimple Popper busts out the face mask, but somehow this removal was worse than you could imagine. You have to (I mean must) watch this clip from Thursday’s Dr.

In all documented cases of chondroid lipoma we reviewed, this rare tumor occurred as a painless mass, in some cases noted to be undergoing enlargement. Meis and Enzinger [2] in their original series ...