Re: Are fatty tissue lipomas ever or commonly painful?

Dear Phyllis

In my experience, lipomas tend to be slow growing, gradually increasing in 
size over months or years. They tend to be soft, squidgy painless things, 
usually end up no bigger than 2-3 cms in diameter (although I have 
occasionally seen bigger ones), and are extremely unlikely to turn nasty 
(i.e. cancerous).

If any skin lump increases rapidly in size and is painful, I would suggest 
it is unlikely to be a lipoma, but should be examined by a medical 
practitioner for an accurate diagnosis.

Best wishes

Doc C-P