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[10] [17] The fat deposited around the front of the neck is known as Madelung's collar or horse collar. [13] [5] Fat deposited on the back of the neck between the shoulder blades is known as a dorsocervical fat pad or buffalo hump. [13] [18] Fat deposited in the parotid region is known as hamster cheeks. [10]
A lipoma is a benign tumor made of fat tissue. [1] They are generally soft to the touch, movable, and painless. [1] They usually occur just under the skin, but occasionally may be deeper. [1] Most are less than 5 cm (2.0 in) in size. [2] Common locations include upper back, shoulders, and abdomen. [4] It is possible to have several lipomas. [3]
A buffalo hump is the buildup of excess fat that forms behind the neck. While it's not harmful, treatments can help improve the appearance of the hump.
Corticosteroid-induced lipodystrophy (CIL) is a condition of abnormal fat deposition caused by corticosteroid medications. [1] Fat accumulates in the facial area ("moon face"), dorsocervical region ("buffalo hump"), and abdominal area ("pot belly" or "beer belly"), whereas the thickness of subcutaneous fat in the limbs is decreased. [1]
(This is the dowager's hump of the elderly of earlier generations, now observable in modern (2016) late teenagers. [11]) Symptoms include overuse muscle pain and fatigue along the back of the neck and reaching down to the mid-back, often starting with the upper trapezius muscle bellies between the shoulders and neck. Cervicogenic headache from ...
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Pseudo-goitre is the apparent fullness of the front part of the neck. It may be mistakenly diagnosed as thyroid enlargement. The cause for pseudogoitre can be fat tissue of the neck, cervical lordosis, cervical masses (such as cervical lymphadenopathy, branchial cleft cyst, pharyngeal diverticulum) or high lying thyroid or trachea.
Fat removal procedures are used mostly in cosmetic surgery with the intention of removing unwanted adipose tissue. The procedure may be invasive, as with liposuction , [ 1 ] or noninvasive using laser therapy , radiofrequency , ultrasound or cold ( cryoablation or cryolipolysis) to reduce fat, sometimes in combination with injections.