Weners are benign neoplasms under the skin, consisting of lipoid tissue. They do not carry any danger to life and health, but they do bring psychological discomfort if they are located in a conspicuous place. For example, when lipoma is formed on the neck, women have to constantly wear golfs, turtlenecks or scarves in an attempt to hide an unaesthetic tumor.
Symptoms of lipoma on the neck
In order to make sure that the detected tumor is a wenewolf, you should carefully study it and pay attention to the characteristic signs:
- round or spherical shape;
- painlessness upon palpation and depression;
- easy mobility (rolls under the skin);
- slow growth or lack of it;
- no joint adhesion to surrounding tissue;
- soft structure;
- the usual location of the lipoma - on the neck behind, in the nape of the neck;
- normal color and appearance of the skin over the wen.
With mechanical damage, the benign tumor under consideration can accelerate its growth and become slightly firmer.
It is worth noting that the lipomas do not degenerate into malignant neoplasms. In rare cases, they can squeeze the nerve endings and blood vessels, causing mild pain and circulatory disorders.
Treatment of lipomas on the neck
If the dimensions of the wen are small (up to 3 cm), and the speed of getting rid of it is not important for the patient, conservative therapy is possible. It involves the introduction of a special drug into the tumor, under the influence of which the tumor dissolves itself in about 90 days.
- > Laser - burning out the tumor and its membranes;