Lipoma (adipose) belongs to the category of benign tumors of adipose tissue. In oncological practice, a breast tumor is quite common . However, a wen can form in the perinephric, subcutaneous, intramuscular, retroperitoneal tissue, and in the skin.
Erroneous is the opinion that adipose form only in full people. As practice shows, the growth of the neoplasm occurs regardless of the state of the body. In many cases, adipose develops in people with weight deficiency. These benign tumors can have different sizes. In rare cases, there is a degeneration of the wen into cancer (liposarcoma). However, they can trigger the development of breast cancer. In cases where the wen becomes large, it causes deformation of the chest, due to the displacement of the surrounding tissue. With a severe cosmetic defect, lipoma removal can be prescribed. Surgical intervention is carried out with the intensive development of education, its large size and with suspected cancer.
It should be noted that the wen cannot resolve itself. This leads to the only method of treating the disease - the removal of lipomas. As practice shows, the most “harmless" consequence of a tumor can be tissue necrosis. However, the transition of lipoma to the stage of cancer is rare. However, regular examination is necessary.
Until recently, lipoma was removed with a sufficiently large incision. The length depended on the size of the formation. Today, various surgical technologies are used. So, for example, lipoma removal can be performed using an endoscope (endoscopic surgery). In addition, in many cases, surgeons use liposuction (pumping fat from the formation through a tube).
The endoscopic method involves the introduction of an endoscopic system into the site of the wen through a small incision. As a rule, the incision is performed in a relatively remote place from the wen in a hidden area. For example, in the scalp, axilla, or skin fold. With the help of thin and long instruments, a wen is extracted from the surrounding tissues and removed.
The development of a true wen can lead to a malignant tumor. The arising atheroma in many cases is accompanied by suppuration, and a slight mechanical effect on it can cause its breakthrough. This creates favorable conditions conducive to the development of infiltrate in the tissues nearby. Therefore, according to experts, the type of identified education in research does not matter much. In any case, surgical intervention is recommended.
Modern operations to remove such formations are short-term and painless processes. It should be noted that today the latest tools and technologies are used in surgery.
Laser removal of lipomas is a laser method for excising subcutaneous fatty tissue. Their size can be up to three to five centimeters or more. In dermatology, surgical intervention typically uses carbon dioxide lasers. The operation is performed using local anesthesia (lidocaine). During the operation, the surgeon makes a dissection of the tissues over the wen with a laser. Zhirovik together with the capsule is removed, the bed is processed by a high-energy beam. Using a laser, lipomas are removed on the head, eyelids, neck, feet.
A high-energy beam has coagulating, disinfecting properties, helps prevent relapses in the development of formations.