What causes wen to appear?

Wen is the most common tumor on the human body, which is considered benign and is more of a cosmetic defect. However, there are cases of thickening of the wen and deterioration of the patient’s health. Why wen appears on the human body has already been studied by medicine. Therefore, before starting treatment, you need to find out the cause of the wen in order to subsequently avoid their reappearance.

Rice. 1. Wen can appear with a sharp weight loss.

Why do wen appear on the stomach?

Experts have not established the exact reasons for the formation of wen. But a number of factors have been identified that can influence their appearance:

1. Genetic predisposition.
2. Hormonal disorders that occur in the body for various reasons.
3. High levels of cholesterol in the blood, which provokes an increase in toxins. This often manifests itself in the form of skin pathologies.
4. Metabolic disorders, including lipid metabolism.
5. Pathologies of the thyroid or pancreas. They produce many hormones that control the functioning of organs and systems of the body.
6. Infectious diseases.
7. Poor nutrition. Low-quality products, fatty or spicy foods harm not only the digestive system, but also the body as a whole. Foods rich in fat can trigger the formation of fatty tissue.
8. Sedentary lifestyle. Staying in one position for a long time provokes stagnation, many processes slow down, which leads to the appearance of wen.
9. Injuries that may result in impaired lipid metabolism. The formation of neoplasms can be caused by thermal burns, bruises, blows, or frostbite.
10. Exposure to chemicals or toxic substances on a specific area of ​​the skin.

Frequent stressful situations can also cause the formation and growth of wen. Regular and prolonged depression leads to disruption of many processes in the body.

A lump on the skin of the abdomen is a benign tumor consisting of adipose tissue. Reasons: heredity, hormonal imbalance, metabolic disorders.

Symptoms: a round-shaped swelling, always located under the top layer of skin, mobile, soft. Differential diagnosis of malignant tumors based on ultrasound, CT, x-ray, biopsy.

Treatment: for tumors less than 1 cm, drug treatment is used, in other cases - removal by various methods.

The body can react to stress in different ways, and in certain cases, nervous overstrain causes the formation of wen on the abdomen.

Benign tumors are fatty tumors, why do they appear?

The objective reasons for the appearance of wen are still unknown to medicine, but doctors have discovered predisposing factors that could become prerequisites:

• dysfunction of the fat metabolic process;
• hereditary factor;
• hormonal imbalance;
• sudden fluctuations in a person’s weight;
• metabolic disorder associated with a lack of enzymatic protein;
• against the background of a weakened immune system;
• diabetes;
• obstruction of the ducts of the sebaceous glands;
• tight fit of clothing to parts of the body;
• trauma and post-traumatic conditions;
• problems related to nutrition (food without proteins and vitamins);
• ionizing radiation;
• disruptions in the functioning of the nervous system;
• unhealthy lifestyle: tobacco or alcohol abuse;
• age criterion: the risk of developing a wen increases after forty years;
• dysfunction of the biliary tract.

Rice. 3. Lipoma is a type of wen.

Symptoms

Wen can be distinguished from various dermatological diseases by a number of signs. These include:

1. The neoplasm has a round shape and resembles a swelling in appearance.
2. The fatty tissue is always located under the upper layer of the epidermis.
3. In some cases, it may change its location. This is most often observed under mechanical influence. It moves slightly and then returns to its original place.

If the wen is small, it does not cause discomfort or pain even when pressed. But when the formation reaches a significant size, discomfort and pain occur. Fat pads on the abdomen have a soft consistency.

The anterior abdominal wall has a developed network of saphenous veins.
Infection of a wen in the abdominal area can, in a short period of time, lead to the spread of infection through the systemic bloodstream. Regardless of its size, the tumor must be removed.

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Typically, patients do not notice the appearance of a tumor until it has reached a large size. They also do not manifest themselves in the form of deterioration, fever or other symptoms.

In cases where pain and suppuration occur, you should consult a specialist.

Diagnostics

The diagnosis can be made by a dermatologist upon examination of the patient. But in order to carefully study the contents of the wen, establish the nature of its occurrence, determine the exact location and exclude a malignant course, a number of diagnostic measures are prescribed:

1. CT scan. Allows you to detect the presence of adipose tissue.
2. Ultrasonography . It is prescribed to exclude various neoplasms. In the picture, the wen is located in adipose tissue and has a capsule with thin walls.
3. If there are doubts about the benign quality of the formation, a biopsy is prescribed. Using a special needle, a section of tumor tissue is collected. The material is then subjected to laboratory testing.
4. X-ray examination. It is prescribed to assess the structure of neoplasm tissue. The wen in the photographs has clear outlines and a regular shape.

Thanks to a comprehensive examination, it is possible to differentiate the wen from other pathologies with similar clinical manifestations. Based on the results obtained, the doctor makes a diagnosis and prescribes a course of treatment.

Types of wen

Doctors advise removing lipomas surgically to prevent them from developing into liposarcoma, which is a malignant neoplasm.

Most often, the following types of wen appear on the human body:

• milia or millet are small neoplasms (from 3 to 5 mm) in the form of white nodules located on the surface of the skin. Milia can appear at any age, affecting both male and female populations;
• xanthelasmas are mobile formations of a loose and soft structure, consisting of fat cells, large in size. Xanthelasmas can form on any part of the body, but most often they occur in the eyelid area (lower or upper). Women suffer from xanthelasma more often than men. The disease is more common after fifty years of age.
• Lipomas are fatty tissues that consist of adipose tissue and have a capsule on the outside. The wen capsule provides its nutrition. Wen of this genus can be of different sizes, sometimes reaching a diameter of 20-30 cm.
• Atheromas are wen, which are cysts of the sebaceous glands in the skin. They also have a capsule, but their contents are a shapeless mass containing keratin.

Rice. 2. Wen can have different sizes.

Drug treatment

Therapeutic treatment can give a positive result only in cases where the size of the tumor does not exceed 1 cm. The drugs used in diagnosing a wen are aimed at resolving the capsule and the adipose tissue contained in it.

Self-medication is dangerous with complications!

Attention

Despite the fact that our articles are based on trusted sources and have been tested by practicing doctors, the same symptoms can be signs of different diseases, and the disease may not proceed according to the textbook.

Pros of seeing a doctor:

• Only a specialist will prescribe suitable medications.

• Recovery will be easier and faster.

• The doctor will monitor the course of the disease and help avoid complications.

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There are currently two treatment options in use.

The first involves injection. Diprospan, which belongs to the glucocorticoid group, is often prescribed. The injection is painful and is combined with lidocaine for pain relief.

The injection is made using a special syringe that has a thin needle. The tumor is punctured in a certain place, and the drug is administered in a prescribed dosage. The procedure is carried out under ultrasound control. The course of treatment is up to 3 injections.

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The second option is applications to the area where the wen is formed. The method is used to speed up the process of tumor resorption. For this, Vitaon cream is used. It is applied to the wen twice a day for 30 minutes.

Drug treatment is used only in cases where the tumor is small in size and there are no various infectious diseases, inflammation or pain.

It is impossible to get rid of a wen on the abdomen on your own at home, since any mechanical impact can lead to inflammation.

How to get rid of wen all over the body?

If we don’t consider folk methods of getting rid of wen (they won’t help much in this case), then there are two main ways:

• removal of the wen during surgery;
• injection of a special medicine into the fatty tumor to promote its breakdown.

Wen removal may be prescribed in the case of a clear aesthetic defect, a large size or pain of the tumor, or physical discomfort (due to rubbing or constant injury to the formation). Surgery is also planned if it is a pedunculated lipoma or a tumor that compresses internal organs. Do not try to get rid of wen on your own. Some people pierce them with a large needle. This is very dangerous, as an infection can penetrate through the puncture, causing the wound to begin to rot. Also, regular squeezing is unlikely to help, since the contents of the wen have a fairly dense consistency. This way you can only harm yourself.

Rice. 3. Wen on the body should be removed if it has reached a large size.

If you find a wen on your body, you should contact a doctor who will take all necessary measures to help the patient. If a person has wens and bumps on his body, it is better to take care of their proper prevention. Since their appearance is often associated with metabolic problems and poor lifestyle, you should:

• get enough sleep;
• eat regularly balanced meals and small portions to establish normal metabolism;
• give up junk food - canned food, smoked foods, too salty and fried, fatty, etc.;
• spend more time outdoors.

Often, people’s bumps and wen disappear on their own after they begin to lead a healthy lifestyle and eat rationally.

Surgical removal

Surgical removal of a wen on the abdomen is indicated when there is compression of blood vessels or organs, which leads to disruption of their functioning. Surgery is also prescribed in case of painful sensations, a sharp increase in tumor growth, or during the process of tissue death, which provokes inflammation.

Wen removal

Wen removal is a method of therapeutic intervention when the tumor reaches a size of 10 centimeters or more.

In medicine, there are several techniques that are used depending on the size and location of the wen. These include:

1. Surgical removal. The procedure is performed using local anesthesia or general anesthesia. The doctor first makes a small incision and then removes the wen along with the capsule. After the procedure, scars remain on the body.
2. Puncture-aspiration technique. It is performed using a special device that allows you to remove fatty tissue. The advantage of the procedure is the absence of scars and marks. But there is a high probability of re-formation of the wen, since the capsule is not removed.
3. Laser destruction. It is the most popular method, since thanks to a high-precision laser it is possible to completely remove the tumor without damaging neighboring tissues.
4. Radio wave therapy. The method is used in the presence of small wen. It is carried out using a radio wave knife. The tumor is removed along with the capsule, which significantly reduces the risk of re-formation of the tumor.

In some cases, cryodestruction may be used. This method is used only in cases of small formations. After the procedure there are practically no scars left.

The choice of removal method depends on many factors, including the presence of contraindications. Only the attending physician can determine the need to use a specific removal method.

Surgical methods for treating wen

You can get rid of a wen only by removing it.

Rice. 4. Atheroma - a wen with a capsule above the eye.

Rice. 5. Atheroma - wen. which occurs when a pore is clogged.

There are many methods for removing wen:

1. Milia and small atheromas can be removed by curettage - the doctor picks out the wen from the skin using an iron spoon. Curettage is often used by cosmetologists to remove fatty tissue.
2. Large wen, reaching a diameter of a centimeter or more, must be removed by a surgeon using anesthesia. The disadvantage of this removal is the scar that remains at the site of intervention.
3. Fats of any size are removed using a laser. Laser fat removal is performed under local anesthesia. It must be said that laser surgery is the most progressive way to get rid of fatty tissues of all types, which does not leave scars and does not require rehabilitation; healing occurs quite quickly.

Rice. 6. Wen after removal.

Traditional methods of getting rid of wen do not always help; consultation with an experienced doctor is simply necessary so as not to start the disease and not get gross defects on the skin after surgery.

Possible complications and consequences

Single wen on the abdomen in rare cases causes the development of complications. Most often they are provoked by larger growths of neoplasms. Possible consequences include:

1. The development of infection as a result of a violation of the integrity of the wen membrane. It spreads and affects healthy areas of the skin and internal organs, causing inflammation.
2. Compression of blood vessels. May lead to disruption of the metabolic process in certain areas of the body. Against the background of changes, soft tissue necrosis begins.
3. Injury to nerve fibers. Leads to numbness of the skin area.

Lack of treatment can also lead to the degeneration of a benign tumor into a malignant one. But the complication occurs in rare cases when the integrity of the capsule is damaged or there is an inflammatory process.

Prevention

A number of preventive measures will help to significantly reduce the likelihood of developing a wen on the abdomen. Experts recommend:

1. Avoid abdominal trauma
2. Monitor your diet . The menu should include only high-quality and fresh products, as well as fresh fruits, berries and vegetables.
3. Reduce the amount of fatty foods.
4. Avoid excess weight. But if it is present, you should gradually reduce weight and strengthen muscle tissue through various physical exercises.
5. To live an active lifestyle. In cases where the performance of official duties involves staying in one position for a long time, you need to do a warm-up every hour. This will avoid the occurrence of stagnant processes.

In addition, you should regularly visit your doctor for preventative purposes. An experienced specialist can easily determine the presence of a wen and take timely measures.