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Case Reports
. 1985 Nov;11(11):1070-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1985.tb01395.x.

Liposuction for lipomas

R Rubenstein, H H Roenigk Jr, J M Garden, N S Goldberg, J B Pinski
Case Reports

Liposuction for lipomas

R Rubenstein et al. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1985 Nov.

Abstract

Six cases of giant lipomas were treated by liposuction surgical removal. The method involves only a 1-cm incision and insertion of a liposuction cannula. The fibrous stroma of the lipoma may be more difficult to remove. Liposuction is a safe and easy method of removing giant lipomas.

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