Is waist lipoma dangerous?

Patients with lipoma generally do not have any obvious symptoms, no pain or itching, and the growth rate is very slow. However, do not ignore the harm of lipoma. Lipoma not only affects the appearance, but larger lipoma can also cause pain.

1. There is a thin connective tissue capsule around the lipoma, which contains normal fat cells divided into leaf-shaped groups by connective tissue bundles. Some lipomas contain a lot of connective tissue or blood vessels in addition to a large amount of adipose tissue, forming a complex lipoma. Although the harm of lipoma will not endanger the patient's life, when the tumor grows larger, the harm of lipoma will seriously affect the patient's breathing and health.

2. The most serious harm of lipoma is its recurrence. Originally there was only a small lipoma, but due to incomplete treatment or inappropriate treatment methods, it caused uncontrollable recurrence, and one lipoma may recur into dozens or even hundreds. Some patients even have them all over their body, which is really miserable for them.

3. In addition, there are some harms caused by surgical removal of lipoma. Surgical removal of lipoma may cause some other complications, such as intractable diarrhea, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, aversion to oil and other indigestion symptoms and general fatigue, pale complexion, tired expression and other malnutrition symptoms, which bring great harm to patients.

4. The surgical methods for lipoma can be divided into traditional surgery and laser surgery. There are many ways to treat lipomas with laser surgery, but for small lipomas, micro-incision laser excision and lobular removal are used. Larger lipomas are removed through the incision selected according to their location and surgical requirements.

5. Traditional surgical resection: For patients whose superficial lipoma affects their function, labor and aesthetics, surgery can be considered. Method: Under local anesthesia, cut the surface skin of the lipoma along the skin texture. Use curved hemostats to separate the tumor along the tumor capsule, and clamp and ligate all blood vessels seen. Lipomas are often multi-lobed and irregular in shape, and care should be taken to completely separate the lipoma tissue with the capsule. Use tissue forceps to lift the tumor, separate the base, and remove the tumor. After hemostasis, the incision was sutured in layers. After the operation, pay attention to properly bandaging the incision dressing and keep the wound dressing clean. When there is pain, you can take painkillers and other antipyretic and analgesic drugs. The stitches are removed 5-7 days after surgery. If the incision becomes infected, with local redness, swelling and tenderness, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

6. Laser surgery: Laser is currently a commonly used method for treating lipoma. Preoperative preparation: Laser has many uses in clinical resection, which can be surgical incision or optical dissection. Depending on the characteristics of the tumor, a micro-incision can be used to cut the skin (either with a laser or a conventional scalpel), and then the ND:YAG laser blade can be used to enter through the small incision to cut the lipoma into lobes and remove it with forceps.