Lipoma Removal

Lipoma removal at Centre for Surgery is led by GMC-registered plastic surgeons working from our CQC-regulated Baker Street clinic. A lipoma is a benign fatty tumour that grows in the subcutaneous tissue between the skin and underlying muscle. Surgical excision is the gold-standard technique because it removes the entire lipoma including its fibrous capsule, providing a complete specimen for histopathology and minimising the risk of recurrence. For selected very large lipomas, or where smaller scarring matters more than complete capsule removal, liposuction is an alternative. We send every excised lipoma for histopathology to confirm the diagnosis and exclude the rare possibility of liposarcoma. Most lipomas are removed under local anaesthetic as a day case; multiple or very large lipomas can be removed under TIVA in our on-site theatres.