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Symptoms
By Mayo Clinic staff
Lipoma symptoms include:
- Location. A lipoma is a flattened lump located just under your skin. Lipomas often occur in the neck, shoulders, back, arms and thighs.
- Feel. A lipoma feels soft and doughy and moves easily with slight finger pressure.
- Size. Most often, lipomas remain small — less than 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter — but they can grow large, reaching more than 4 inches (10 centimeters) across.
- Pain. Lipomas can be painful if they grow and press on nearby nerves, or if they contain many blood vessels.
Because it grows slowly, you might have a lipoma for years before you notice it.
