Lipoma (adipose) is a benign neoplasm, which is a clot of connective tissue. The place of its localization can be absolutely anything, but most often it comes out in depressions depleted in adipose tissue on the face, neck, arms, legs, and so on. Zhirovik alone does not pose any danger to its owner, creating only a cosmetic defect. There are many options for getting rid of wen on the face and other parts of the body. It is only necessary to choose the most effective.
Causes
The exact causes of the formation of wen are still unknown. Doctors can name only the most probable circumstances of their appearance.
These include:
- Violation of embryonic development, as a result of impaired metabolism in the mother.
- Genetic predisposition - if the mother or father has a tendency to form them.
- Hormonal changes - according to statistics, women in the postmenopausal period are more prone to the formation of various skin neoplasms. This is due to a violation or lack of certain hormones.
- Insufficient work of the pituitary gland, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid gland. These structures produce specialized hormones and active substances (cell markers) to maintain the proper functioning of the digestive, metabolic, and autonomic systems.
- The impact of a traumatic situation. The long-term destructive effect of severe stress leads to the formation of many psychosomatic diseases. The formation of adipose tissue and other skin problems may result from the patient's excessive internal concern.
- Infectious, bacterial damage.
- Endocrine system disease - diabetes.
- Alcoholism.
Types of Wen
The classification of wen is very diverse. They are divided by appearance, by place of localization, by content.
Appearance:
- ring-shaped - appear most often on the neck;
- tree-like - complex interspersed subcutaneous fat, are in the joint bags;
- encapsulated and capsuleless;
- multiple lipomas;
- ossified - adipose tissue inside the lipoma is rich in chord elements;
- soft-bodied, densified with their own nerve endings.
Cellular composition of the wen cavity:
- lipofibroma - a soft neoplasm filled with white fat paste;
- fibrolipoma - cystic growths filled with a large amount of fibrous tissue;
- angiolipoma - in it, in addition to adipose tissue, capillary networks are present;
- myolipoma - there are also muscle fibers in the internal cavity;
- hibernomas are wen filled with brown fluid.
Localization Location:
- scalp and ears;
- on the body - the back, stomach;
- on the upper and lower extremities;
- on the chest;
- on the organs of the abdominal cavity - the kidneys, in the preperitoneal space, in the stomach;
- on the genitals;
- inside the brain;
- in other places.
Laser removal
There are a number of ways to get rid of wen on the face. The most popular are listed below:
- Surgical method - removal with a scalpel.
- Cryodestruction - freezing a wen with liquid nitrogen.
- Radio wave method - radiation is transmitted through the electrode.
- Laser method - a laser cuts a surface, making it easier to get a wen.
Advantages and disadvantages
Of course, each of the above approaches has its advantages and disadvantages, however, the most commonly used option is the last one.
Its popularity is due to factors such as:
- Lack of scars and scars after surgery.
- Bloodless procedure.
- Absolute sterility.
- The painlessness of the process.
However, it should be borne in mind that laser removal of lipomas is impossible if the wen is located too deep - this, perhaps, is the only minus.
Operation progress
The procedure scheme is extremely simple: the doctor, using special equipment, dissects the tumor cover and immediately cauterizes the edges of the damaged vessels back, which avoids blood during the process.
Next, the surgeon takes out a capsule of lipoma and imposes cosmetic sutures. A gauze dressing is also applied to the surface. In general, the whole procedure takes from a quarter to thirty minutes.
Surgical intervention
First of all, the surgeon injects pain medication. As a rule, this is lidocaine or novocaine. After anesthesia, the doctor makes a small incision - the so-called lipoma excision. The next step is the husking stage - fat tissue and a capsule of the wen are cut out. Then it begins to stitch the edges of the tissues in layers, using self-absorbable threads. Most often, the sutures from the patient are removed either after a week, or after ten days. In exceptional cases, special ointments are used to speed healing.
Postoperative period
After the procedure, the patient is in the hospital for three days. It is very likely that scars will remain after the procedure, but most often after a while they dissolve. It is also worth considering that it is strictly forbidden to lift heavy objects in order to avoid seam divergence and further relapse. It is also worth being prepared for hematomas - hematomas are a frequent side effect after surgery.
In general, negative consequences are extremely rare. Most often they occur if the procedure is not carried out by an experienced enough specialist.
Nitrogen removal
It is possible to remove the lipoma using cryodestruction. The adipose is affected by cold liquid nitrogen, thereby freezing connective tissues. Then they die, a blister appears on the skin. Subsequently, a healthy epidermis grows under it.
If the tumor is large, you will need 2 to 4 sessions. Only then will education disappear completely. After such a session, puffiness forms on the skin, which will pass in 2-3 days. This is a normal body reaction.
Contraindications to the procedure:
- individual intolerance to cold procedures;
- hypertension;
- the presence of a heart attack or stroke in the patient’s medical history;
- kidney and liver diseases;
- high body temperature.
Pros:
- does not require anesthesia;
- reusable use;
- lack of bleeding;
- does not require suturing;
- sometimes can replace surgical intervention.
After the procedure, it is not recommended to touch and puncture the blister. It is also forbidden to wet it the first time and use cosmetics.
It is worth refraining from appearing in the sun. Direct exposure to sunlight can cause pigmentation.
Treat the burn site several times a day. Soon, a crust will appear on it, which will begin to dry out, and there will be no marks and marks on the surface.
Radio wave removal
The removal of wen by the radio wave method is carried out under the influence of a local anesthetic. After this, the lipoma is removed with the capsule using a radio knife. A radio knife is a thin thread of tungsten through which an electric current passes. This thread can cut blood vessels and coagulate them. To begin with, the alleged site of surgery is treated with antiseptics, then the tumor is punctured with an anesthetic, the skin is dissected, and the wen is husked in layers along with the capsule.
This method is very safe for the skin: it is bloodless and does not leave scars, it is especially useful for those who are afraid to spoil their skin. In general, the procedure is almost completely painless, so the anesthetic is administered rather so that the patient does not have moral fear (the placebo effect works here). After the wen has hatched, the vessels are immediately soldered, as a result of which the loss of blood is reduced to almost zero.
Unlike laser therapy or simple surgical intervention, with this method, tissue incision occurs without physical pressure on the area of operation.
Concluding, we can note the advantages of this method:
- The invasiveness of this method is reduced to zero.
- The radio wave acts as a disinfectant on the wound.
- After surgery, there is almost no swelling.
- After the operation, scar formation does not occur and the place of the wen cannot be visually distinguished from the tissues that surround it.
However, this method does not work:
- people with diabetes;
- people who have metal prostheses in their body;
- with exacerbation of infectious diseases.
Ointments for wen
Lipomas are called benign formations. At the initial stages, for the treatment and elimination of the wen, the doctor prescribes special ointments. It is necessary to lubricate the surface with lipomas until it disappears completely.
Types of ointments for the treatment of formations:
- Vishnevsky ointment from wen, according to reviews, in the first place. Balsamic liniment is an antiseptic, the composition of which has a very wide application for eliminating inflammatory formations on the skin surface. To prevent an increase in the size of the lipoma, it is necessary to lubricate its surface, you can also squeeze a small amount of ointment onto a cotton swab and apply a compress at night.
- Ichthyol. The substances that make up the ointment have absorbable and anti-inflammatory properties, so it is widely used in the treatment of wen. To do this, squeeze out a small amount of balm and treat the surface in circular motions.
- "Levomekol" from wen. As an alternative to the drugs already proposed, a combination agent containing levomecol can be used. The ointment is used in the treatment of purulent skin formations, for this it is necessary to rub a small amount of cream into the skin over the wen. The course of this treatment should not exceed three weeks.
- Ointment "Vitaon" from wen. The complex includes only natural oils, which allows the use of this tool in the treatment of formations on the skin of the face and tissues surrounding the eyeballs. Apply balm with massaging movements. The duration of the therapeutic effect is a month, but it should be noted that natural components can cause an allergic reaction, therefore, it is first necessary to conduct skin tests before using the drug.
What helps from wen?
However, some people prefer traditional medicine to surgery. In the arsenal of "grandmother's funds" there are many options for how to get rid of a wen at home.
The most popular are listed in the following list.
- Kalanchoe juice is a quick way to get rid of a wen at home. The leaf of the plant should be cut and attached to the formation. The procedure is carried out daily.
- Bow. For this operation, you need to grind the onion into gruel and mix with grated laundry soap (two large spoons). The mixture is applied to the wen. Repeat until lipoma disappears completely.
- Aspic and butter - a recipe for wen, often used at home. Fifty grams of butter mixed with one spoon of chopped raisins and put on the tumor.
- Aloe. Cut a sheet of aloe and put it on a wen, securing it with a band-aid on top. Unlike the previous methods, the lipoma will not resolve, but will open, exposing the core that you want to pull out.
- Wheat is another option, how to get rid of a wen without surgery. Bringing the wheat to a homogeneous consistency, spread the mass on the wen. After a certain time, the neoplasm will soften and begin to secrete fluid, but you should not stop there - continue the procedure until the lipoma completely disappears.