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What Could Cause Fatty Tumors In And Around Tendons In Arms And Legs?
What is the cause of fatty tumors in and around tendons in arms and legs,?
My friend has them. And has had some removed in the past. but, has more
Is their a diet or things to avoid to slow this problem down, ?
Any kind of prevention? How dangerous are these fatty tumors to over all health?
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My friend has them. And has had some removed in the past. but, has more
Is their a diet or things to avoid to slow this problem down, ?
Any kind of prevention? How dangerous are these fatty tumors to over all health?
m
Fri, 28 Feb 2014
Hello, fatty tumors or lipoma as we commonly call them are very safe type of swelling. These grows very slowly and usually not cause any problem to patient except cosmetic. Some time when they are near to any structure like nerve it can get compressed and then it can cause any symptoms. There is nothing which can prevent this as it may be genetic predisposition.But from your side, you can ask your friend to avoid fatty diets.
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