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What Causes A Recurring Painful Lump On The Ankle Bone?
Every now and then for the last few weeks I get a lump right underneath my ankle bone, it makes it difficult to walk as I hurts a lot. But one day I pushed on the lump and it went away and the pain was completely gone, it has come back a few times but I just push it back in and the pain is gone. But now it is getting increasingly harder and more painful to push it back in and I m very concerned. I saw a physio and he didn t have a clue. Any idea what it is?
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
A lipoma is a slow-growing, fatty lump that's most often situated between your skin and the underlying muscle layer. A lipoma, which feels doughy and usually isn't tender, moves readily with slight finger pressure. A lipoma isn't cancer and usually is harmless. Treatment generally isn't necessary, but if the lipoma bothers you, is painful or is growing, you may want to have it removed.
Lipoma treatments include:
1. Surgical removal. Most lipomas are removed surgically by cutting them out. Recurrences after removal are uncommon. Possible side effects are scarring and bruising. A technique known as minimal excision extraction may result in less scarring.
2. Liposuction. This treatment uses a needle and a large syringe to remove the fatty lump.
Regards- Dr Sanjay Kini
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What Causes A Recurring Painful Lump On The Ankle Bone?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. A lipoma is a slow-growing, fatty lump that s most often situated between your skin and the underlying muscle layer. A lipoma, which feels doughy and usually isn t tender, moves readily with slight finger pressure. A lipoma isn t cancer and usually is harmless. Treatment generally isn t necessary, but if the lipoma bothers you, is painful or is growing, you may want to have it removed. Lipoma treatments include: 1. Surgical removal. Most lipomas are removed surgically by cutting them out. Recurrences after removal are uncommon. Possible side effects are scarring and bruising. A technique known as minimal excision extraction may result in less scarring. 2. Liposuction. This treatment uses a needle and a large syringe to remove the fatty lump. Regards- Dr Sanjay Kini