In medicine, a wen on a hand or another place is called a lipoma. This is an adipose tissue mass. Lipoma often affects not only the skin, but also other tissues (mainly connecting). The wen on the arm, the reasons for the appearance of which has not yet been clarified, can be of different densities depending on the depth of location and its type.
Zhirovik on hand photo
Lipoma looks like a round formation under the skin, it is elastic or motionless, soft. Lipoma does not cause any pain to a person.
With palpation of the neoplasm, the lobation of the wen is sometimes determined. However, the external signs are very subjective, and to clarify the diagnosis, it is necessary to examine the wen on the arm using ultrasound. If the doctor considers it appropriate, the tumor is removed using the method of endoscopic technology.
Types of Lipomas
There are such types of wen:
- ring-shaped;
- encapsulated;
- painful (multiple);
- tree-like (inside the joint);
- diffuse (without shell);
- leg lipomas;
- cavernous (angiolipomas penetrated by blood vessels);
- soft
- fibrous (dense consistency);
- petrified (with calcium deposition);
- ossified (with bone tissue inside);
- dense (with proliferation of connective tissue).
Fat on hand, treatment
Lipoma is not dangerous for humans, as it refers to benign tumors. Official medicine treats lipomas by introducing a special drug into the neoplasm for resorption and surgical intervention under general and local anesthesia. The first method is preferable if the wen on the hand is small (up to 3 cm). A medicine is injected into it with a thin needle. The effectiveness of this treatment method is 80%, and the result will be noticeable only after a couple of months. If the tumor size is large, the patient is prescribed a surgical operation. Removal of small lipomas is carried out under local anesthesia, and large - under general anesthesia, after which the patient remains in the hospital for 2 more days. Postoperative observation lasts 2 weeks.
Folk ways
Zhirovik on the arm is often cured by folk remedies:
- Chicken compress Films from domestic eggs are superimposed on the lipoma, after which redness and swelling may appear. Films need to be changed several times until the desired effect is achieved.
- Golden mustache is an effective tool. A fresh leaf of a golden mustache is cut off, kneaded and applied to a wen, covered on top with a plastic wrap and a cotton cloth folded 2 times, and then fix the compress with a band-aid or bandage. After 12 hours, use a new sheet. The entire course of treatment is about 12 days.
- Cinnamon is a reliable remedy against wen. Treatment continues until complete healing. Every day you need to eat 1.5 tablespoons of cinnamon (in small portions throughout the day).
- Asterisk balm can also help. Sometimes the wen on the arm can be cured if it is lubricated with this agent until the lipoma is opened. After that, careful pressure should remove the contents, but not immediately, but within three days. In any case, it is impossible to squeeze out neoplasms on the face.