Some people live with a problem for years because they believe nothing can be done. The truth is that many of these problems have simple solutions.
A large swelling on the back can feel embarrassing and uncomfortable. It can make it hard to sleep, hard to wear certain clothes and hard to feel confident.
Big lumps on the back are often either very large cysts or lipomas. A cyst is a sac filled with keratin, while a lipoma is a soft growth made of fat cells.
Both are usually harmless, but they can keep growing slowly, and the bigger they get, the more they press on the surrounding skin.
Before removal, doctors often mark the edges of the lump on the skin, so they know exactly where it begins and ends.
