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Sir how many lipoma can arise in human body?
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Many: Most patients have one, but I have seen some patients with so many lipomas i couldn't count them all.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Unlimited: A lipoma is simply an organized benign growth in the subcutaneous fatty layer. There is no limit on the number that can occur, just like freckles on the skin. Normally one only removes a lipoma if it is symptomatic or of if it suddenly begins to grow very quickly.
Answered 3/26/2013
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