Subcutaneous lipomas are the most common subcutaneous masses. Due to the high standard of living nowadays, more and more people are seeing doctors for lipomas. Subcutaneous lipoma is a benign disease and rarely becomes malignant. Treatment is mainly surgical excision. There are no effective drugs that can eliminate lipomas. Weight loss will also not eliminate the lipomas that have grown, although it may be possible to prevent them. Therefore, there are many benefits to controlling your weight. Lipomas usually do not require surgery, or total removal, for the following reasons: 1. 2. Since they are often multiple lipomas, if they are all removed, they will leave many surgical scars, which are not acceptable to the patient. 3. The growth rate of lipoma is very slow. 4.It does not have much effect on human body. Surgery can be considered if the following conditions are present: 1. 2, affect the appearance, such as in the face, or exposed parts. 3. It affects your life, for example, it is on your back and you feel it when you sleep. 4, there is pain. Han Chengxin, General Surgery Department, Armed Police General Hospital