You may be a good candidate for lipoma removal if your lipoma has become overgrown or painful. Surgical removal can enhance your cosmetic appearance and your overall quality of life.

Lipomas are typically found just below the surface of the skin on the upper back, shoulders, arms, buttocks, and upper thighs. However, our skilled surgeons are able to remove deep or difficult lipomas located throughout your body

Treatment time varies based on a number of factors such as size, depth, and location of your lipoma. The method in which they are removed can also affect the procedure time. The majority of surgical removals take as little as 30-minutes.

Larger lipoma removal can be seen instantly, results from removing smaller lipomas can be masked by post-surgical swelling. As swelling subsides over the course of several weeks, you will see a continued improvement.

There is minimal downtime with lipoma removal so long as the aftercare advice is adhered to. If larger incisions are required, you may be asked to come in for a follow-up appointment.

Typically, only one lipoma removal session is needed. However, if the lipoma reappears, another treatment may be necessary. Steroid injections may also require multiple treatments.