What are lipomas? How to manage it? What are the precautions to be taken? What are the signs and symptoms? What is the cause of this disease? How to treat it? How can homeopathy help you? All of this answered, in this post and of course our doctors always there to help you. Just fill in your details in the form down below and we will answer all your questions for FREE!
What is lipoma?
Lipomas are a soft lump growth made up of fat cells and are usually found just below the skin and anywhere in the body.
Lipomas are found anywhere in the body most often on the trunk, neck, upper thighs, upper arms, breast.
More than one lipomas may be present in the body.
A lipoma is noncancerous soft tissue growth and usually movable.
-Lipoma in the airways can cause respiratory distress.
-Patients suffering from esophageal lipoma can present with obstruction, dysphagia, vomiting, and reflux.
-Lipomas are palpable swelling.
-Lipoma may also arise in the dural or medullary components of the spinal cord, thereby leading to cord compression
-Lipomas occur frequently in the breast
Age / sex of lipoma?
Women have a greater tendency for lipoma. Childhood lipoma is mostly inherited and rare. A lipoma is commonly found in adults from 40 to 60 years of age. Lipomas can occur in any age but are more common in the third and fourth decades of life.
Causes of lipomas?
The cause of lipoma is not completely understood. Lipoma tend to run in families
Lipomas signs and symptoms?
-Lipomas are small nodules or lump under the skin
-Have a soft, rubbery consistency.
-Cause no pain.
-size of the lipoma remains same or it grows very slowly.
Can lipomas be painful?
Most lipomas are painless as it is a small rubbery growth just beneath the skin.
Can a lipoma turn to cancer?
Commonly lipomas are painless benign growths (non-cancerous) but if a lipoma grows quickly and is painful than further investigations may require i.e. biopsy.
Investigations for lipoma?
-A lipoma can be diagnosed by physical examination
-Biopsy
-MRI, CT in case of a large lipoma
Treatment for lipomas?
-Surgical removal
-Steroid Injections
-Liposuction
Complications of lipomas?
Lipoma may lead to:
-Luminal obstruction of vessels
-Hemorrhage of vessels
-Duodenal lipoma may cause gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
Diet and management of lipomas?
-reduce weight
-Adequate exercise
-Proper diet
-Green tea (act as a fat burner)
-Lemon juice helps in eliminating toxins from the body
-Some of the herbs such as – Chickweed
Homeopathic treatment for lipomas?
-Calcarea carb
-Calcarea fluor
-Lapis alba
-Silicea
-Thuja
For more information, you can visit WebMD and eMedicine.
