It was a busy day!
There were a lot of medical students who came to see surgeries. It was interesting to hear that they never saw the surgery before as medical students. I felt honored again to have this such opportunity as a high school student. Since the O.R. was full of people including me, I could not see the surgery right away. After a while, I was told to go into this room. There would be Lipoma Excision surgery. The patient had this big lipoma on the right shoulder.
As I expected, it was awesome. The length of the lipoma was 20cm, which was huge one. I thought it would take a long time to get rid of it only based on the size. On the other hand, it took very short time to operate. It took only 20 minutes! It was crazy!
According to Procedure Clinic website, A lipoma is a slow-growing, fatty lump that’s most often situated between your skin and the underlying muscle layer. Often a lipoma is easy to identify because it moves readily with slight finger pressure. It’s doughy to touch and usually not tender. You may have more than one lipoma. Lipomas can occur at any age, but they’re most often detected during middle age.
Lipomas are:
- Located just under your skin. They commonly occur in the neck, shoulders, back, abdomen, arms and thighs.
- Soft and doughy to the touch. They also move easily with slight finger pressure.
- Generally small. Lipomas are typically less than 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter, but they can grow larger.
- Sometimes painful. Lipomas can be painful if they grow and press on nearby nerves, or if they contain many blood vessels.
Joy, you're doing a great job on your blog. I really like how you did outside research again and explained what a lipoma is. I would have had to go and google it myself. :) Keep up the good work! :)
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