Symptoms and surgical removal of lipoma on the chin

I thought the lump on my chin was just acne, but it turned out to be a lipoma.

Because the symptoms of lipomas are similar to those of acne and epidermoid cysts, they can be easily confused.

Let's share about lipoma symptoms, treatment methods, and removal reviews.

 

One day, something round suddenly popped up on my chin.

At first I thought it was a hard, large pimple.

 

But after a few days, it didn't go away and lasted for several weeks.

At first, it didn't hurt and wasn't that big, so I just left it alone, but it gradually grew bigger and turned dark red.

 

I could clearly see something black on my chin.

It's so visible that you don't even have to mark it with a red pen.

 

And when I pressed there, I felt a sharp pain.

(I had never had a lipoma before so I didn't know it was a symptom of a lipoma)

Later, the area under my chin started to swell in the direction of the bruise.

I thought that if this was just regular acne or an epidermoid cyst, it wouldn't be this swollen, so I went to a dermatologist.

 

The dermatologist said that unlike an epidermoid cyst, the depth is not visible and the color has turned black, so it could be a symptom of a lipoma and that I should go to the surgery.

So I searched for a surgeon who could remove lipomas and went there.

 

What's interesting is that as soon as I went to the surgical hospital, I saw a notice about lipoma removal.

I was advised to remove it because it could become a foreign body and grow in size. It turned out that the surgeon specializes in lipoma removal. They were very confident in treating lipomas.

I was worried that there would be a scar because it was on my chin, but seeing this made me feel a little better.

 

If you go to the surgery, you will first get an ultrasound to confirm whether it is a lipoma.

The results were positive: it was a lipoma! It was 1.3cm in size. It was quite large.

When I told him that I thought it was a large pimple or an epidermoid cyst, he said that the symptoms of an epidermoid cyst and a lipoma are almost similar.

Symptoms of lipomas are that the lump may appear soft and black in color, but unlike epidermoid cysts, there is usually no visible black core (dot). They say so.

Epidermoid cysts are usually hard lumps with a black core that can be squeezed with your hand.

but Lipomas are lumps of fat that need to be surgically removed. They say they do it.

So I decided to remove it right away.

I was really nervous because I was suddenly given an anesthetic injection and was waiting.

He reassured me that it wasn't that big and would be over quickly, but...

It was my first time having a lipoma removed and I was very worried because it was on my face.

But when you actually get an anesthetic injection, you hear a popping sound, and it takes about 10 seconds to remove it...?

The rest of the surgery was simple, taking a few minutes to suture the skin.

After the surgery, they showed me what was removed, and it was bigger than I thought...

Before putting on the gauze, they gave me a mirror to look at the scar, and it was bigger than I thought, so I was upset.

It can't be helped because it's right after surgery. I just let it go...

At the hospital, they applied waterproof tape, covered it with gauze soaked in Vaseline, and the treatment was complete.

There was also a prescription for medicine.

 

I had to go to the dentist for various tests and ended up paying a lot of hospital bills, but the lipoma was included in the disease code and I got most of the money back from the insurance.

 

On the day of the surgery, I didn't touch the gauze and went to get it dressed the next day.

After removing the patch, place a sterile gauze over the wound to prevent the skin from drying out and wait.

The doctor removed the gauze while dressing me and said that there was no lump and that it was in good condition.

The stitches will be removed after a week, so I dressed them myself during that time.

From now on, I'll be dressing diligently at home...

I kept the wound from drying out with Mupirocin ointment.

It's okay if water touches your face a little while washing, so don't worry too much about it, so I just washed my face comfortably.

 

 

 

Two and a half days after removing the lipoma.

Here's a close-up of the chin.

It was stitched up with a slight pinch.

The doctor said that suturing the skin like this so that it touches the skin leaves less scarring.

If only the surface is sutured, the skin inside will have no strength, so a sunken scar may remain later.

So, he explained in detail about the suture marks so that the wound does not roll inward too much and does not sink in.

I was really grateful that he told me not to worry because he would take good care of my face.

 

And anyway, that convex part became flat as time passed and the flesh healed.

The yellow one is a bruise.

By the way, I had no pain whatsoever after the surgery.

I went back to the hospital a week later to have the stitches removed, and now I'm just waiting for the wound to heal.

 

I had it done right before Chuseok, so I rested during Chuseok and it healed well without any problems.

It's been a little over 2 weeks now and there are no bruises or ugly scars, just a slash-like / red incision mark.

The incision marks will disappear someday~

 

It's not a keloid, but it's on the facial skin, so the scar probably won't go away that quickly...

I guess I'm a bit concerned about my face and jawline.

Still, the sutures are good so I don't think it will be a scar.

Currently, there is no foreign body sensation at all and it does not appear dark red on the outside.

It's refreshing because there's nothing sticking out.

Since the symptoms of a lipoma are very similar to those of an epidermoid cyst or hard acne, I think there are many people who get confused like me. However, if the lump grows larger and the swelling increases, it is highly likely that it is a symptom of a lipoma, so I recommend a surgery department rather than a dermatology department at the hospital.