Lipomatosis [Lipomatosis; Lipoma (Base Lipomat-) + -O]

Lipomatosis is excessive deposition of adipose tissue in certain areas of the body, mainly in women. It occurs due to metabolic disorders. The main causes of the disease are the effects of excess body weight on the body and hormonal disorders. Metabolic disorders are easily diagnosed by appearance.

The main feature of lipomatosis is the formation of small growths on the skin. They appear in the form of formations of a clearly regular shape, which can be single or multiple. Outwardly, they resemble subcutaneous tumors with a soft consistency. The skin over such formations is painted white or grayish-white, hyperemic, and mobile. As a rule, such formations are localized on the back wall of the abdomen, the lateral surfaces of the chest, forearms, thighs, calf muscles, and in the perineum area. As the disease progresses, fatty deposits are observed throughout the body, along the borders of the skin under which dense, pad-shaped nodes are felt.

The disease often develops

Lipomatosis is the pathological deposition of fat cells throughout the body, resembling a tumor. Although this disease most often affects women, men also suffer from it, especially after 45 years. There are many reasons for the occurrence of lipomatosis, and, as a rule, this is a congenital feature of the body that is in no way related to the patient’s lifestyle. However, the symptoms of this disease can lead to serious disruptions in the functioning of internal organs and systems.

Statistics show that approximately 20% of adults in the population suffer from lipomatosis, with older people over 60 years of age experiencing this disease in approximately half of the cases. Men develop lipomatosis somewhat less frequently than

Lipomatosis [Lipomatosis] what is it?

This is a fairly serious disease, which is the proliferation of adipose tissue in the body based on pathology in the metabolic processes that are involved in the formation and absorption of fats. The disease can develop in different parts of the body. Quite often found in adult men. In women, lipomatosis occurs less frequently - only in children under six years of age, as well as in adult women over 65 years of age.

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