Lipoma & Cyst Removal in Singapore

Removal at Aquila Medical Center starts from S$850. Final cost depends on the size, location, number of lesions and whether histopathology is needed. You receive a clear quote after examination.

No. Many small, stable, painless and clinically benign lumps can simply be observed. Removal is usually considered for growth, pain, repeated inflammation, infection, irritation, cosmetic concern or uncertainty about the diagnosis.

An acutely inflamed cyst can be more difficult to excise completely because the sac wall becomes fragile and tissue planes are less distinct. Depending on the clinical findings, acute treatment may come first and definitive excision may be planned after inflammation settles.

It depends on the size and location of the wound. Some small wounds may be suitable for skin glue; others need dissolving or non-dissolving sutures. The closure plan is explained before the procedure.

Many straightforward wounds recover over roughly 7–14 days, although larger lesions and high-movement areas may take longer. Scar maturation continues for several months.

Yes, a medical certificate can be issued where clinically appropriate. The duration depends on the procedure, site and your work requirements.

Recurrence is uncommon after complete excision, but no procedure guarantees zero recurrence. For cysts, residual sac wall is an important reason a lesion can return.

Histopathology may be recommended when the diagnosis is uncertain, the lesion has atypical features or tissue confirmation is clinically appropriate. For a clearly benign-appearing lesion, the doctor will discuss whether testing is necessary and any laboratory charge before proceeding.

We offer teleconsultation for an initial discussion, but a physical examination is still required before a minor surgical procedure is confirmed.

Please do not. Squeezing a cyst may push contents into surrounding tissue, which commonly triggers inflammation, infection or an abscess and makes later removal harder because the sac wall becomes fragile and the tissue planes less distinct. A lump that was straightforward can become a more complicated procedure this way.

Lipomas and epidermoid cysts are benign and are far more common than malignant lumps. What matters is whether the lump behaves typically. Rapid growth, a hard or fixed lump, tethering to deeper tissue, size above roughly 5cm, or skin ulceration are features worth assessing rather than assuming, and that assessment is the point of examining it properly.

The local anaesthetic injection stings briefly. After that you should feel pressure, tugging or movement but not sharp pain. Tell the doctor immediately if you do feel pain, since more anaesthetic can simply be added.

Usually yes, because local anaesthetic does not affect alertness the way sedation does. The exception is where the site would make driving uncomfortable or unsafe, such as a wound on the right shoulder or arm.

Declare them, including aspirin, clopidogrel, warfarin and newer anticoagulants. They do not necessarily prevent minor surgery, but they change bleeding risk and planning. Never stop a prescribed blood thinner on your own to prepare for a procedure.

Yes, and it is important to mention beforehand. A tendency to keloid or hypertrophic scarring affects the risk discussion, the choice of technique and closure, and sometimes the decision about whether removal is worthwhile at all for a purely cosmetic concern.

Yes, always. A scar is the unavoidable trade of removing something surgically. It is usually a line rather than a circle, and typically somewhat longer than the lump itself, because the incision must be long enough to remove the lesion or sac intact without tearing it.

No. Any technique that removes tissue through the skin leaves a mark. Approaches marketed as scarless generally either leave a smaller scar with a higher recurrence risk, or are not removing the lesion completely. It is more useful to plan the scar well than to be promised there will not be one.

Sometimes several suitable lesions can be treated in one sitting, depending on size, site and total operating time. Multiple lipomas are also worth mentioning because they occasionally run in families, and a pattern of many lesions is a slightly different conversation from a single one.

It can, particularly where blood glucose control is poor, and it modestly raises infection risk. It does not usually prevent the procedure, but it is worth declaring so wound care and follow-up can be planned accordingly.

Light activity is usually fine within a few days, but swimming, heavy lifting and strenuous exercise should wait until the wound has adequately healed and any sutures are out. Areas that stretch with movement, such as the back, shoulder and waistline, are more prone to widened scars if activity resumes too early.

Facial lesions warrant extra discussion because scar position, tension lines and cosmetic outcome matter more, and some sites are anatomically more demanding. In selected cases referral for specialist or plastic surgical removal is the better recommendation, and we will say so.