What causes a hard lump under the skin on the back?

Under normal circumstances, human skin is smooth. If lumps appear under the skin, it usually means that there is something wrong with your health and it needs to be taken seriously. It may be a more serious disease. If treated in time, the condition can be controlled in time to avoid worsening of the condition and making treatment more difficult. It can also reduce the patient's stress. Actively cooperating with the doctor's treatment is helpful for the recovery of the condition.

What is the cause of the hard lump under the skin on the back?

Hard lumps under the skin may be lipomas or hemangiomas. It is best to go to the hospital to find out the cause and actively treat it.

The harm of subcutaneous lipoma on waist

Lipoma is a benign tumor that mostly occurs under the skin. There is a thin connective tissue capsule around the tumor, which contains normal fat cells divided into leaf-like groups by connective tissue bundles. Some lipomas contain a lot of connective tissue or blood vessels in addition to a large amount of adipose tissue.

A single subcutaneous lipoma that causes movement dysfunction can be surgically removed; multiple small lipomas do not need to be treated because they are self-limited and may even disappear on their own; deep lipomas have the potential to become malignant, that is, to turn into liposarcoma, so they require close observation and regular B-ultrasound examinations. If the tumor proliferates rapidly or compression symptoms occur, it should be surgically removed and pathologically examined; if it has turned into a liposarcoma, chemotherapy or radiotherapy should also be considered after surgery to increase the cure rate.

The most unacceptable danger of lipoma is its recurrence. Originally there was only a small lipoma, but due to incomplete or inappropriate treatment, it caused uncontrollable recurrence, and the recurrence may even increase from one to dozens or even hundreds. Some patients even have them all over their body, which is really miserable for them.

What is a lipoma?

Lipoma is a common benign tumor that can occur anywhere there is fat. Some cases occur in the limbs, mainly under the skin, but can also be seen deep in the limbs and between the muscle bellies. Deep lipomas often grow along the muscles and can reach deep into the periosteum, but rarely invade adjacent bones. Lipomas rarely become malignant and are easily removed surgically. The patients are mostly older and less common in children.

Patients with lipomas must pay attention to active physical exercise in their lives. If they see symptoms such as abdominal lumps, weight loss, fatigue, etc., they should be examined early and treated in time.

Patients with lipoma should also pay attention to their light diet, eat less high-fat, high-cholesterol foods; eat more vegetables and fruits to keep the bowels open; do not eat too much, about 70% to 80% full is appropriate; eat less beef, mutton, pork, and dog meat; avoid greasy and heavy foods, strong alcohol, and spicy fried foods, and eat light, nutritious foods.