lipoma

I have lipoma's (under skin hard fatty substances) all over my body, are they cancers. Can they be removed by surgery and what are its implication.

[david_gv_ray]

Hi Pantu,

I've got the same. I've had them checked 4-5 times over the last 8 years and the medical practitioners, in their less than 30 second inspection, have all concluded that they are Lipomas.

I have them on my legs (between my hips and my knees) and a stack of them that seem to have roughly formed along a line formed where my rib cage meets my stomach area (i.e. in a big inverted U on my middle torso at the front).

Some of them a quite painful to the touch and I'm concerned about them being dangerous as well.

David :)

[candy249]

are they dangerous, my doctor doesn't think I should worry about mine, all in the chest area, one in particular is very painful and I always know it is there.   I got a 5 second inspection, said they were just  lipomas, nothing to worry about.  Then my doctor said they should not hurt.  Then, I am worried because they do.  I just lost 2 aunts and 1 uncle to cancer, my mom, my sister and another aunt are struggling with cancer.  They just found a bunch of cysts and nodules on my thyroid.  They will let me know if I should be concerned about them.