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Lipoma cured by flax seeds
A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 35 years experience
Coincidence: Removal of a lipoma would have no effect on your breasts. Differentiating nipple discharge (pathologic) from secretion (physiologic) can be tricky. Fa... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Mark Packanswered
General Surgery 32 years experience
Unrelated: Lipomas and milky discharge from the breasts are unrelated. See your doctor to evaluate the nipple discharge.
3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Uyedaanswered
General Surgery 46 years experience
Yes, lipomas: Can be hard and sometimes even painful. Depending on location and size, your soft tissue mass could be something else, something more worrisome. It ... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 57 years experience
NO: They do not 'come and go' , lipoma is a slow growing , benign tumor of fat tissue, once develop will not disappear , unless removed, rarely they can ... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed Jun 19, 2020
Dr. Tom Poustianswered
Specializes in Plastic Surgery
No: These benign “fatty tumors” tend to remain in place or grow slowly. Very rarely liposarcoma is discovered after excision.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Matthew Lublinanswered
Surgery 26 years experience
Unknown : No one is sure how and why lipomas form. However, they are almost always not cancerous and easily removed by a simple operation.
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robin Rosenberganswered
General Surgery 45 years experience
No: Once confirmed as a benign lesion{biopsy or exam) .If they become a mental worry for the patient, painful or cosmetically unpleasing they can allwaysw... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Kuhnkeanswered
General Surgery 41 years experience
Not really: A small , asymptomatic lipoma is insignificant. I only remove them if they're on a pressure point, or is symptomatic, or is cosmetically disturbing, s... Read More
3.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Thomas Alfreda jranswered
15 years experience
Lipoma: No correlation that I am aware of.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Otto Placikanswered
Surgery - Plastics 35 years experience
Location: Lymph nodes typically occur in specific locations whereas lipomas tend to be located though out the body. Lymph nodes tend to be very dense whereas li... Read More
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 40 years experience
No: Lipoma is a benign fatty growth that does not become cancerous.
5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joseph Easternanswered
Dermatology 45 years experience
No.: A lipoma is a benign (usually harmless) tumor, surrounded by a distinct membrane. Lipodystrophy is unrelated, and one does not lead to the other.
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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