Dear Doctors: I’m concerned about a large lipoma that is growing on the right side of my head. I know that lipomas are not supposed to be cancerous, but can it become so in the future?

World Journal of Gastroenterology. "Endoscopic resection of a large ileal lipoma." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 9 April 2010. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 04 / 100409093223.htm>.

If located in a high-motion area, like under a leg, a large lipoma can interfere with mobility. Lipomas inside the skull can push on the brain and cause neurologic symptoms.

A team from Juntendo University Nerima Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, used a modified endoscopic submucosal dissection technique to remove a large ileal lipoma from a 62 year-old man, according to an ...

Their results showed large ileal lipoma can be completely removed with the modified ESD procedure in combination with endoscopic unroofing technique (from the top to the bottom like peeling a banana).

In a new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper—aka, dermatologist and TLC host Dr. Sandra Lee, MD—removes a long, stubborn lipoma stuck to a woman’s back.

Dr. Sandra Lee — known as Dr. Pimple Popper —removed a large, fatty lipoma from a patient's back on her YouTube channel. Lipomas are fatty lumps that grow over time.

Reference: Nakayama Y, Kusuda S, Nagata N, Yamaguchi K. Excision of a large abdominal wall lipoma improved bowel passage in a Proteus syndrome patient.

If a lipoma affects the bowels, it may cause constipation and nausea. Most lipomas do not need removing, but surgery may be necessary if the growth is large, causing symptoms or unsightly.

In Dr. Pimple Popper's latest Youtube video, she removes a lipoma from a woman's arm. She strains to get the surprisingly large lipoma out whole.

Once the lipoma is out, Dr. Pimple Popper inspects the, tbh, rather large. deep bloody hole and explains what just went down, "Yeah, there are three vessels there that did not want us to do that.

Their results showed large ileal lipoma can be completely removed with the modified ESD procedure in combination with endoscopic unroofing technique (from the top to the bottom like peeling a banana).