If you have appeared on the body began to appear painless dense formation, you probably wondered whether it is dangerous disease, and whether to remove the lipoma.
We will tell you about how these tumors are formed, and in what cases surgical intervention is shown, in today's article.
Lipoma: what is it?
Lipoma is a benign formation,arising in adipose tissue and consisting of normal adipose tissue. In common people it is often called "wen." There are several clinical forms of this formation, differing in the location and number of tumors.
Most often there is a lipoma on the stomach, back,thighs, neck and human head. Small tumors do not pose a health hazard. Grow slowly, gradually squeezing nearby organs, but never penetrating them.
In medicine, there are rare cases when such a formation was reborn in liposarcoma.
Lipoma: what is it? Causes of lipomatosis
There are single and multiplebenign lesions. The latter, called “lipomatosis”, is associated with the destruction of fatty deposits as a result of injuries or complex metabolic disorders.
It is still not clear, although it is being actively discussed,the role of the pancreas, liver, and thyroid hyperfunction in the development of this disease. Lipomatosis is quite often observed in patients with alcoholism, diabetes or malignant tumors of the respiratory tract. There are cases of obvious genetic predisposition to its occurrence.
Lipoma: what is it and should it be treated?
Most often, the lipoma affects exactly the subcutaneous region (98%) and only occasionally it appears in the muscle tissues or in the internal organs.
Absolutely indifferent to the occurrence of datatumors should not be treated. First, over time, their noticeable growth occurs, and overgrown lipomas can disrupt the function of nearby nerve endings, tissues, sebaceous glands and whole organs.
In addition, an enlarged tumor is a serious cosmetic defect, disfiguring the appearance of a person.
Long-existing lipomas begin to sag, forming a kind of "leg", which can even cause necrosis (necrosis) of tissues due to blood stagnation.
How is lipoma treated?
To prevent all sorts of unwantedconsequences, it is better to remove the lipoma at an early date. This is done surgically, and these operations are less traumatic and do not require general anesthesia.
After examination, the surgeon will determine you the exactdiagnosis, which will be confirmed by puncture and subsequent cytological analysis of the tumor content. After the examination, the patient is referred for surgery. It is performed under local anesthesia. After that, the patient can go home the same day.
When the operation is shown
If your lipoma is painful, noticeably increases in size, interferes with the functioning of any organs, is a noticeable cosmetic defect, it is desirable to remove it.
It must be remembered that no folk remediesfor resorption wen will not be able to help you. Knowing what a lipoma looks like, what it is, and how it can harm you, ask for help only from qualified specialists. Be healthy!
