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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]
Cardiology. Cherry angioma, also called cherry hemangioma [ 1] or Campbell de Morgan Spot, [ 2] is a small bright red dome-shaped bump on the skin. [ 3] It ranges between 0.5 – 6 mm in diameter and usually several are present, typically on the chest and arms, and increasing in number with age. [ 3][ 4] If scratched, they may bleed. [ 5]
A cyst is a pathological epithelial lined cavity that fills with fluid or soft material and usually grows from internal pressure generated by fluid being drawn into the cavity from osmosis (hydrostatic pressure). The bones of the jaws, the mandible and maxilla, are the bones with the highest prevalence of cysts in the human body.
Rhinophyma is most common in males of European heritage over the age of 50. Males are 5 to 30 times as likely to be affected as females, possibly due to androgenic factors. [2] In the United States, people of predominantly Asian and African ancestry are only rarely affected by the condition. [2]
Definition. Gynecomastia is the abnormal non-cancerous enlargement of one or both breasts in men due to the growth of breast tissue as a result of a hormone imbalance between estrogen and androgen. [ 4][ 5] Gynecomastia is different from "pseudogynecomastia", [ 5][ 6] which is defined as an excess of skin and/or adipose tissue in the male ...
Emasculation – complete removal of the male genitalia (orchiectomy plus penectomy) Genital frenectomy [6] Meatotomy – splitting of the underside of the glans penis. Orchiectomy – removal of the testicles. Penectomy – removal of the penis. Subincision – splitting of the underside of the penis, also called urethrotomy.
Dercum's disease is a rare condition characterized by multiple painful fatty tumors, called lipomas, that can grow anywhere in subcutaneous fat from scalp to plantar surface of the foot. [ 1] Sometimes referred as adiposis dolorosa in medical literature, Dercum’s disease is more of a syndrome than a disease (because it has several clinically ...
Ozempic butt is not an official medical diagnosis. The medication that inspired the term, Ozempic, is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat Type 2 diabetes. Its active ...