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Subcutaneous
Under the skin, as opposed to within or atop the skin.
Dr. Dean Giannone reviewed this
27 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 65-year old male asked:
Best removal option of subcutaneous lesion?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What is the best method for losing subcutaneous fat?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: subcutaneous?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Can I use 3cc syringe for subcutaneous injection?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Can subcutaneous hematomas cause little to no pain?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What does varicosities in the subcutaneous fat mean?
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A 48-year old asked:
What will they do to find out why have subcutaneous edema?
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A 31-year old asked:
What are the best smallest syringes to use for subcutaneous injections?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is this round subcutaneous bump under my skin?
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A 47-year old asked:
How safe is it to give sandostatin (octreotide) lar after only 1 subcutaneous 'test dose'?
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A 47-year old asked:
How healthy or unsafe is it to give sandostatin (octreotide) lar after only 1 subcutaneous 'test dose'?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Can you get lipohypertrophy from non-insulin subcutaneous injections? If so, what can you do to make them go away? How long does it take to resolve?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I had early today a subcutaneous injection in abdomen far just 1 inch from bellybutton and still painful,have i cause very bad thing or just the pain?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I have had a subcutaneous bump on the top of my head for 5+ years. This has never caused discomfort, but it grew in size. It was disregarded by my dr ?
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A 24-year old asked:
What is subcutaneous emphysema?
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A 40-year old asked:
How is a subcutaneous mastectomy different from a normal mastectomy?
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A 49-year old asked:
Does testosterone reduce subcutaneous fat in certain areas of the body?
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A 45-year old male asked:
What is a degenerated subcutaneous hematoma/blood collection? Thank you
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A 51-year old male asked:
Ctscan found "2.8x1.2x2.2 mildly enhancing right anterior neck subcutaneous mass". should I be worried?
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A 23-year old male asked:
What causes metabolically inactive subcutaneous adipose tissue that doesn't respond to diet, exercise, or starvation?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Why would an approximately 14mm and growing subcutaneous soft tissue mass, visible and palpable not be seen on ultrasound?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Does subcutaneous and intramuscular injections use the same B12 solution or vial? or is it different solution for different types of shots?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Are subcutaneous spheroids caused by Ehlers-Danlos most associated with the classical subtype? Or would they also occur with other subtypes?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Please can you describe, so i can understand and recognise, "subcutaneous spheroids" found in ehlers danlos. Thank you so much. :-) you guys are great.
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A 23-year old male asked:
I have 4 subcutaneous tumors on my back. They are red, painless, small, dispersed and stiff. One seems to be very deep. I dont have any other symptom?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Had breast u/s. Said the lump i feel isn't in the breast tissue but above.. Maybe subcutaneous. Could do MRI. Os it worth it knowing not in breast?
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A 44-year old male asked:
MRI for a mass in lower back. Results say no focal mass or fluid collection identified. Slightly prominent subcutaneous fat in the region palpable abnormality. No lipoma is identified. Muscles are within normal limits. Does this mean its just fat?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Was just diagnosed with subcutaneous epidermal cyst in chest. Via ultrasound. Being sent to a dermatologist for treatment.. do theses normally have to be removed? Ive been given minimal info from my dr. I know its about 1cm in size?
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A 39-year old asked:
How does someone get subcutaneous emphysema?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can subcutaneous cyst in back cause neuropathy?
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