Is There Any Cure For Lipoma?

Posted on Tue, 20 May 2014

Medically reviewed by Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team

Tue, 20 May 2014 Answered on

Thu, 5 Jun 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : is there any cure for lipoma?

Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
surgery

Detailed Answer:
Yes

Lipoma is excised. There is a recurrence rate of up to 25% after excision. So unless it is cosmetically disfiguring it is generally not excised.

Apart from surgery there is no other way to reduce the size or cure it.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Aparna Kohli

Follow up: Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (44 minutes later)

many treatment available on net which claim cure lipoma without surgery. it's right or wrong?

Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Absolute wrong

Detailed Answer:
I do not mind whatever they are. No other treatment does not cut the ice as believed by the medical community.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Aparna Kohli