title: Forehead lipoma resection via a small remote incision using a surgical raspatory.
abstract: Lipomas are benign tumors and, therefore, a surgical technique that does not leave a visible scar would be an ideal method. A forehead lipoma can be extracted using a small remote incision with endoscopic assistance for aesthetic purposes. However, endoscope-assisted surgery is usually technically demanding, time-consuming, and less cost-effective. In this report, we propose an alternative approach to the surgical resection of a forehead lipoma with a small remote incision. Our method uses a surgical raspatory. Our technique allows the complete removal of the lipoma with no complications using a raspatory passed down a subcutaneous tunnel from an incision placed in an aesthetically advantageous site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan. emi-f@bc.iij4u.or.jp
authors.forename: Emi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Funayama
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minakawa
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oyama
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004954:Esthetics; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*