Q: I recently discovered a lump in the lower part of my abdomen, and a friend suggested it might be a hernia. How can I determine if it's a hernia, and what steps should I take? A: Lumps in the ...

Proteus syndrome is a complex disorder associated with varied, disproportionate, asymmetric overgrowth of many body parts and unregulated adipose tissue. The overgrowth seen in Proteus syndrome is ...

A lipoma is a type of benign fatty tumor. They are typically soft and squishy and located just below the skin. A person may wish to undergo lipoma removal if it is growing or causing discomfort or for ...

An obese 42-year-old woman presented to the emergency department complaining of intermittent abdominal cramping for 4 weeks. She felt the cramping in the left upper quadrant of her abdomen. For 7 days ...

Dr. Pimple Popper celebrated spring by posting a video of a lipoma removal on Instagram. A lipoma is a soft, rubbery, noncancerous growth. This isn't the first time the doctor has removed lipomas from ...

Don't mistake this "ab muscle" for a gym gain. In a new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper aka, dermatologist and TLC host Dr. Sandra Lee, MD removes a stubborn lipoma from a mans abdomen. And, ...