ArticleThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2021
Comparison of Non-Operative Mesotherapy and Surgery in the Management of Superficial Lipomas.
Article in The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features to Distinguish Lipomas from Atypical Lipomatous Tumours in the Extremities and Back.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Giant Asymptomatic Intermuscular Lipoma of Right Thigh: Case Report and Review of Literature.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundLipomas are benign adipocytic tumours. Surgical excision is the gold standard for treating such lipomas, but it results in unaesthetic scarring.
methodsA total of 126 patients were randomised into two groups. The patients in Group A underwent mesotherapy (
resultsThe overall mean age of the patients was 32.93 (± 10.1) years old and the mean volume of the lipomas was 2.29 (± 3.8) mL. A 55.86% (
conclusionOur findings indicate that mesotherapy modestly reduces the volume of lipomas with very few and minor complications and excellent cosmetic outcomes.
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