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3. What Causes Lipomas?

Nobody quite knows what causes lipomas to form. Trauma to the skin may cause them, but this factor hasn't been determined definitively. There seems to be a genetic link in rare cases, and experts believe conditions like Gardner syndrome and Madelung's disease might also cause lipomas.

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