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Lumps of fat under the skin

Dear Doctor,
I am a forty year old male in good health with no physical ailments. I have a concern regarding what appears to be lumps of fat (I can't think of any other way to describe them) all over my body just below the skin and above the muscle layer. There are more than forty of these "lumps" all over my body (arms, legs, back, side of body). The lumps vary in size from 1cm to 3cm in diameter. The lumps seem to be concentrated in areas where I have a lot of fat, such as around my waist, back, and on the side of my body half way between my underarm and waist. However, there are some lumps where there isn't a lot of fat, such as on my forearm or bicep area. I have had these lumps since I was a teenager and didn't worry about them because my mother had the similar condition. Two years ago, I had one of the lumps removed on my back because it was about 4-5 cm in diameter and gave me discomfort whenever I sat back on the hard back of a chair. The doctor told me afterwards that it was just deposits of fat and I had nothing to worry about. However, he could not tell me if my condition was common or why this is occuring or even if there was something I could do to prevent or reduce the number of these lumps on my body. Nevertheless, I am concerned even more these days because the lumps seem to be increasing in number. Doctor, please let me know what is causing this and if there is anything I can do to get rid of these lumps. Thank you very much in advance.
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Hi Everyone,

Sorry I didn't get back with my son's results.  The medicine he took didn't help.  After the 1st bottle he said he didn't think it did anything, but when he ran out he thought they might have started getting worse so I ordered another bottle and we decided to double the dose to see what happened.  At that point he didn't feel it helped. Sorry to say. :(  The whole body detox sounds good that evadawn0304 was talking about.  Someone else mentioned massage earlier, that sounds like a good combination and she said it worked, so we'll look into that.

Thanks for your input evadawn. =)
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1st Row... not 1st "now"
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Sorry about all the typos on my last post,.. it's hard to write On these tiny Keyboard on my phone. In 2nd paragraph, 1st now,.. I meant "There are Lots of controversial methods to DETOX one's body..." not "detain"one's body... LOL.
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l have the same problem with tiny lumps under the skin, and I am quite fit and have very little body fat. I was told by a Naturopathic Doctor tha t they Were toxin deposits collected in tiny beads of fat tissue. A complete body DETOX will get rid of most, and special massage to Start Loosening up these deposits. Eating organic, detox and lots of water is the key.

There are lots of controversial methods of detain one's body are out there on the internet, so make sure that you get your information from the right source and you are SUPERVISED by a naturopathic doctor during your detox.

There is a famous MD who only practices naturopatic medicine and CURES EVERYTHING, including all kinds of cancers. Her name is Dr Rima Laibow. She could be contacted via Facebook, or her various websites. Just do a search on her name, and her sites Will come, up.

l hope this helped. Good luck!
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I have 1000s of small balls in my legs could it be the same.??
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Thanks!!!!!! Thanks a million!!!!! I will try Kanchnar Guggul as I am so full of lumps on my stomach and back. Good luck to your son too!!!
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