Dr. Abdul Rasheed
General Practitioner
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Hi doctor,
I have more of a question regarding something odd that I have had for a long time. I have some small, hard round object on my stomach (a little below and to the right of my belly button) and I had this for at least more than five years now. It has never bothered me in any way and is barely visible and has no special color. It is feeling a little weird if you press it harder, but I never really pressed too hard on it. Is it something that I should get checked up upon?
Hello,
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The description you have provided of a small swelling on the abdominal wall sounds like a lipoma. A lipoma is a lump of fatty tissue that grows just under the skin. Lipomas move easily when you touch them and feel rubbery, not hard. Most lipomas are not painful and do not cause health problems, so they rarely need treatment.
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