LIPOMA AND ITS HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES - ALL ABOUT HOMEOPATHY

LIPOMA AND ITS HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES - ALL ABOUT HOMEOPATHY

Some individuals in their lifetime had an overgrowth on their body . Not all swelling will be lipoma but majority it is lipoma .
We should always keep in mind in differential diagnosis of swelling .


Which sometimes painful or painless .


So today we will see about Lipoma

WHAT IS LIPOMA ?

ITSCOMMONEST SITE ? 

VARITIES OF LIPOMA ? 

CLINICAL EXAMINATION FOR LIPOMA?

HOMEOPATHY FOR LIPOMA .

WHAT IS LIPOMA ? 

It is a soft lump or swelling beneath the skin and the underlying muscles or tissue .

Commonest and benign tumours .( Harmless tumours )

It composed of fat cells

Also called universal tumour as it can occur at any place in body .

COMMON SITE FOR LIPOMA 

*  LIMBS ( UPPER LIMBS AND LOWER LIMBS )


* TRUNKS ( CHEST REGION )


* NAPE OF NECK .

VARITIES OF LIPOMA ( TYPES OF LIPOMA ) 

1 .SUBCUTANEOUS LIPOMA .

2 .DIFFUSE LIPOMA .

3 .MULTIPLE LIPOMA  .


1 . SUBCUTANEOUS LIPOMA

It is the commonest type of lipoma .
Consist of fat cells and it is surrounded by capsule .
It can occur at any place in the body .

2 . DIFFUSE LIPOMA 

It is rare type of lipoma

Owergrowth of fat in the region of neck .

There is diffuse swelling in the region of neck because it is not cover with capsule .
So it is also called " Pseudolipoma ".

3. MULTIPLE LIPOMA . 

It is also known as lipomatosis .
As name suggest they are multiple in numbers .

Typical place for this type of lipoma is limbs.

They are sometime painful as it contains nerve tissue and are also known as Neurolipomatosis .

CLINICAL EXAMINATION FOR LIPOMA 



AGE : Mostly affects adults



DURATION : Exact duration of swelling will not be known as it is slow growing tumours , so they are difficult to known their duration of growth .



COLOUR : There is not change in the skin colour , if the size of lipoma is big enough then there will be stretch mark .



TEMPERATURE &TENDERNESS : No temperature associated with lipoma and No tenderness present .



SIZE AND SHAPE : They are of different sizes , typically they are egg shaped swelling .



POSITION : They are present at any part of the body .



MOBILITY : They are highly mobile and are freely move on the surface of the underlying muscles or tissues.



TRANSILLUMINATION : Examination by passing torch light will be positive .


SURGICAL TREATMENT :

As it is a benign tumours excision is performed on the tumour . And it is removed for cosmetics purpose .


HOMEOPATHY FOR LIPOMA 

Homeopathy had good remedies for lipoma.
Some of the best remedy for lipoma is as follows .

CALCAREA CARB .

It is one of the best constitutional medicine to treat lipoma. Usually individual would be obese and fair in complexion .
Disposed to grow fat ,
Slow learner , light complexion ,tendency to obesity in youth .
Person who take cold easily .


SULPHUR . 

Another top selected constitutional remedy for lipoma . Remedy can be selected on basis of individuality .
Normally skin are dry in appearance , patient appear dirty .


BARYTA CARB .

It is also a well selected medicine in case of lipoma especially in cases of enlargement at the neck region . Along with that there is swelling of the gland also .


LAPIS ALBUS .

It is almost specific for the lipoma .
There is also enlargement of the cervical gland .


CALCAREA FLUOR 

It is also selected in case of lipoma where the growth is hard and stony . Main action is on owergrowth on the body surface .


THUJA , AMMONIUM MUR , BELLADONNA AND MANY MORE .