Lipomas are a fairly common benign tumor of fat cells. Although they can be painful or occur in functionally inconvenient areas, they often pose merely a cosmetic challenge for patients. Lipomas can grow practically anywhere on the body but tend to become unsightly once they have reached a certain size- approximating a baby’s fist. They are most often quite soft and relatively mobile without any changes to the superficial skin. Unfortunately, their removal must be surgical. Traditional surgery entails a technique that can leave quite a long surgical scar extending the full length, if not longer than the lipoma itself. When performed in areas like the back, the shoulder, or the thighs, where there is significant tension on these wounds due to motion, the scar can be difficult to minimize. It is important for a physician to formally diagnose a lipoma when suspected to rule out other tumors and determine the depth of the lipoma and if it is fully or partially underneath the muscle, which can pose a greater difficulty in removing them completely. Although when removed with its “core” properly, there is always a small but significant chance of recurrence, even with the most extensive of surgeries.