What is a lipoma and how to get rid of it

Wen, fatty tumor, lipoma are names of the same phenomenon, which is a benign tumor of connective tissue that develops under the skin and in rare cases penetrates deep into the body - into the muscles, vascular bundles, up to the periosteum.

Since this tumor does not degenerate into cancer, removing the wen and lipoma is not a vital operation, although it is still desirable. In consistence, it is soft enough and mobile, and touch does not cause pain; There are fatties in places with a small amount of adipose tissue - on the face, upper back, on the shoulders or arms. Rarely is there a lipoma in the mammary gland that is capable of increasing and deforming it. Such education on the face is considered a strong cosmetic defect: if at first the wen is similar to a small pimple, then, growing, can reach up to 10 cm in diameter.

There is also a spilled lipoma, which is the accumulation of fat without clear boundaries in a certain place, usually - limbs. Such a tumor can repeatedly increase the arm or leg, deform it, deprive the function.

If they penetrate into the body, they can squeeze the internal organs, which is also a danger.

Usually, adolescents occur in women aged 35-50 years, but they are subject to both men and young children. Why they arise - really no one can say, but there is an opinion that in everything is guilty of an unbalanced diet with a high content of fat and cholesterol, as well as stresses, abnormal liver function and a violation of the hormonal background of the body.

Lipomas grow slowly and do not cause pain, fever, so they do not immediately pay attention, so it is important to closely monitor your body, in order to stop the disease is only at the beginning of its growth. In addition, there are special criteria, because of which it is necessary to consult a doctor:

• There was pain in the area of the wen;
• Inflammation began;
• Lipoma secretes fluid or pus;
• The tumor began to cause discomfort;
• Somehow deformed, burst or spread.

There are numerous folk methods for getting rid of zhirovik, but in reality it can be removed only surgically or with the help of laser surgery. In no case should one do self-medication, especially with painful sensations and deformations of the surrounding skin.

Preliminary analyzes are as follows:

• Ultrasound / X-ray / computed tomography;
• general blood analysis;
• Analysis for HIV / AIDS;
• Analysis for hepatitis.

The surgical method consists in removing the wen with a scalpel - this simple intervention is absolutely not dangerous for the body, but still requires hospitalization and observation of the scar.

But for those who are frightened by one type of surgical instruments, there are several bloodless methods of aesthetic surgery:

The laser method.

Usually used for operations on the face and head. It accurately affects the tumor, without touching the surrounding tissue, and therefore does not require inpatient hospitalization. There is no scar left after the operation, and the recovery time is only a week. It is a fast and one of the most common way of treatment.

Cryodestruction.

Effects on the tumor with liquid nitrogen.

The radio wave method.

Removal with the help of a radio wave scalpel is considered one of the most effective methods, as there are no traces from the operation, and no consequences are possible.

After the operation, it is important to monitor the wound so that pathogenic microorganisms do not enter it.