What are the causes of lipoma?
What exactly causes lipomas is not fully understood yet. They occur sometimes after an injury, although it is not certain whether they are caused due to the trauma of the injury or they just happened to be detected at the site of the injury. It has been observed that lipomas have a tendency of running in families; hence it is suspected that there could be a genetic link to their occurrence. Lipomas are not caused due to being overweight. What are the characteristics of lipomas? Lipomas are usually easily identifiable, because when slight pressure is applied on them with the finger, they tend to move readily. A lipoma feels doughy when touched and is generally not tender. Usually, lipomas tend to remain quite small in size, not more than 5 cm in diameter. However, sometimes they do become large, growing up to even 20 cm in diameter. When they grow, they can press on the nerves nearby, which can be painful. Since they grow so slowly, people can have lipomas for years without noticing the
