How To Treat Panniculitis

Surgical Removal Of The Affected Areas

When all other treatments do not work, surgery may be considered. This is normally only an option for a panniculitis lump that never goes away or keeps coming back in the same spot. For example, some individuals get chronic panniculitis due to a severe injury to an area, so treating it with surgery may be an option. However surgery tends to be a somewhat invasive procedure, so surgical removal of the affected areas is normally only used if panniculitis somehow causes severely negative effects on the patient. Surgery for panniculitis is normally done under general anesthesia. Patients would go into a healthcare facility for it, and while they are under anesthesia, the doctor makes incisions to remove the panniculitis, and then suture the area back up. Recovery takes a few weeks. Afterward, panniculitis will not recur in that spot, but it is always possible it may show up somewhere else.