title: The treatment of multiple lipomas by liposuction surgery.
abstract: When lipomas reach 4 cm or more in size or are multiple, liposuction becomes an excellent alternative to excisional surgery, which is the treatment of choice for small lipomas. Two cases of multiple lipomas treated by liposuction surgery are presented.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York Health Science Center, Department of Dermatology, Brooklyn.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Spinowitz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013909:Thorax