Fat Tissue Removal: Surgery Wilson Sossion Underwent To Leave Cartoonists With Little To Take From Him

• Wilson Sossion revealed that he chose to undergo the 15-minute surgery after a consultative meeting with doctors at the Kenyatta National Hospital
• Healthcare practitioner Robert Lidweye told TUKO.co.ke that what was removed from Wilson Sossion's forehead was a lipoma, a growth of fatty tissue
• Robert Lidweye further explained that lipomas are usually removed as an excision biopsy, a procedure that involves the removal of the entire growth

Nairobi - Last week, former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) secretary-general Wilson Sossion underwent face surgery to remove the fat tissue on his forehead.

Taking to his social media pages, Sossion revealed that he chose to undergo the 15-minute surgery after a consultative meeting with doctors at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).

"One morning after a TV talk show, a medical doctor from KNH one Dr. Paul Kirui asked me to see him at KNH over a special matter. I found him with Dr. Ferdinand Nakole a reconstruction and plastic surgery surgeon," he said.

In his own words, the Tourism Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) went on:

"They advised me to have fat tissue on my forehead removed which they did yesterday with precision through a surgery lasting 15 minutes," he added.

TUKO.co.ke sought an expert explanation of the fat tissue removal that Sossion underwent.

What was removed from Wilson Sossion's forehead

According to healthcare practitioner Robert Lidweye, what was removed was a lipoma.

"A lipoma is a growth of fatty tissue. Lipomas are relatively common. They occur mostly in the middle ages," Lidweye said.

According to the medic, about one in 1000 people will develop a lipoma.

"There is not a clear cause, but it's believed to have some genetic link," he explained.

Where can they grow on the body

Lidweye reiterated that the condition can occur in various parts of the body.

"They are relatively "harmless" apart from aesthetic concerns, they are asymptomatic unless they put pressure on specific structures which again is a rarity. They would rarely turn malignant, but as usual, any suspicious growth needs to be taken seriously," he explained.

How are Lipomas removed from the body

Lidweye said lipomas are usually removed as an excision biopsy, a procedure that involves the removal of the entire growth.

"They are then taken to the laboratory for histology to ascertain or confirm the type of growth it is," he added.

Some of the factors that the medics consider before removing the lipomas include the age of the patient, size, site of the tumour, and other pre-existing medical conditions.

"The procedure can be done under local anesthesia, sedation, or general anesthesia. Generally done as a day case where the patient is free to go home on the same day of the surgical procedure," explained Lidweye.

Lidweye also told TUKO.co.ke that the patient could be reviewed as an outpatient.

"The surgical site usually heals with minimal or no scarring," he said.

Recurrence

He also said that it is rare for the condition to recur after the medical operation.

"This is very rare unless another one develops at a different part of the body. The possibility of complications during and after the procedure is very minimal," explained the medic.

As TUKO.co.ke previously reported, Sossion hilariously suggested that his new look would deal a big blow to cartoonists.

Sossion further said that he celebrates Kenyan doctors and medics wherever they are in Kenya.

"They are the finest doctors in the world. Our education has produced the best doctors we can be proud of. Medical tourism is the next big thing in Kenya! Cartoonists, you will have nothing to draw on my forehead anymore," Sossion added.