Lipomas

What are Lipomas?

They are benign, soft fatty lumps which can vary in their size growing under your skin and can commonly appear on the neck, chest, and back and face. A lipoma can feel doughy to touch and is not normally tender to the touch, it also can move easily with small finger pressure, some lipomas can start through middle age .Some people have more than one Lipoma on their body and in most cases we offer the facility of dealing with multiple Lipomas on one surgery session. Lipomas may sometimes be painful when they grow and press on nearby nerves or sometimes they contain many blood vessels.

They are usually slow growing and tend not to be painful.

The most common reasons why our patients request lipoma removal is when they become larger and painful and hard to the touch. If they form on the face, or forehead you may feel conscious of how they look.

Removal of Lipomas

Lipoma removal is offered to patients that have concerns regarding the size or is starting to getting in the way of a persons every day activity or it may be upsetting a person.

The Yorkshire Skin Hospital offers lipoma removal under local anaesthetic by a surgical excision, the length of your procedure can vary depending on the size of the lipoma, generally around 30 minutes. We see many patients with different sizes of Lipomas and some can be on the body and some on the face, many people after removal state that having them removed has given them a confidence.

Lipoma procedures are undertaken in our operating theater, all our staff are handpicked for their dedication and professionalism and you can be rest assured that you will be made comfortable and relaxed during the procedure and after.

For further information about Lipoma removal Surgery please call The Yorkshire Skin Hospital to arrange your Free Consultation with Dr Colin Wright.

Contact us now to arrange your free consultation.