\u00a0A lipoma is a growth of fatty tissue that slowly develops under your skin. People of any age can develop a lipoma, but children rarely develop them. A lipoma can form on any part of the body, but they typically appear on the: \u00a0necks, houlders ,back ,abdomen ,arms thighs.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re classified as benign growths<\/strong>, or tumors, of fatty tissue. This means a lipoma isn\u2019t cancerous and is rarely harmful. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n There are many types of skin tumors, but a lipoma usually has distinct characteristics. If you suspect that you have a lipoma it will generally: be soft to the touch<\/strong> move easily if prodded with your finger, pale , painless<\/strong>, colorless, grow slowly . Lipomas are most commonly located in the neck, back, and shoulders, but they can also occur on the stomach, thighs, and arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n The lipoma is only painful if it grows into nerves underneath the skin. \u00a0<\/p>\n The cause of lipomas is unknown. Your risk of developing this type of skin lump increases if you have a family history of lipomas.\u00a0<\/p>\n Doctors can often diagnose a lipoma by performing a physical exam. It feels soft and isn\u2019t painful. Also, since it\u2019s made up of fatty tissues, the lipoma moves easily when touched.\u00a0<\/p>\n Treatment for a lipoma usually isn\u2019t necessary unless it\u2019s bothering you.The most common way to treat a lipoma is to remove it through surgery. This is especially helpful if you have a large skin tumor that\u2019s still growing. Lipomas rarely grow back once they\u2019re surgically removed.<\/p>\n Another treatment option is liposuction. Since lipomas are fat-based, this procedure can work well to reduce its size. Liposuction involves a needle attached to a large syringe, and the area is usually numbed before the procedure.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A lipoma is a growth of fatty tissue that slowly develops under your skin. People of any age can develop a lipoma, but children rarely develop them. A lipoma can form on any part of the body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[14],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50\/revisions\/52"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laparoscopicgastrosurgeon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Symptoms<\/h2>\n
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