[Expert Solution]: Operative Report, Lipoma LOCATION:…

Operative Report, Lipoma LOCATION: Outpatient, Hospital PATIENT: Florence DeFrang SURGEON: Gary Sanchez, MD PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Lesion, left lower neck anterior POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Lesion, left lower neck anterior PROCEDURE PERFORMED: Removal of lipoma HISTORY: This patient has a small lipoma of her anterior lower neck. I tried removing it with EMLA cream (local anesthetic cream) in the ambulatory patient care center, but she completely lost it and it was impossible to do; so I elected to bring her to the operating room and do this with IV (intravenous) sedation. DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: The patient was prepped and draped in the supine position. We made a skin incision along Langer’s lines. We removed the lesion in toto (means in total), and the lesion measured 0.8 cm (centimeter), including margins. We obtained excellent hemostasis with cautery and then brought the subcutaneous tissue together with 3-0 Vicryl, and the skin was closed with a 5-0 Vicryl in a subcuticular fashion. Steri-Strips, gauze, and tape were applied. The patient tolerated the procedure well and went to the recovery room in excellent condition. Pathology Report Later Indicated: Benign lipoma