Gouty Tophi Can Be Removed...

Gouty tophi that grows on joint is the most annoying type of tophi lump. It is fine when the size is small, but as it increases its size to become a protrude structure, this tophi lump will affect the movement of that particular joint and eventually prevent the joint from moving at all! Among the "common joints" of tophi formation are on the fingers and elbow.  Gouty tophi only happens on people who have been suffering from gout or hyperuricemia for a long period of time (more than 5 years), but tophi on elbow usually happen when high uric acid was left untreated for more than 10 years. That's why we only see tophi on elbow on older gout patients.  Unlike tophi lumps around fingers, people tend to ignore the growth of tophi on elbow. This is because tophi lump usually grow at the back of the elbow and the patient himself seldom sees it in his daily activities, even when they are standing in front of a mirror (unless when he is tying a tie). The patient only rea...

There are a few popular "hot spots" on your body that gouty tophi tend to form, the most common ones are around the hands, follow by elbows. This is because these parts of the body have lower temperature relative to other parts of the body. Gouty tophi is the crystallization of uric acid, and lower temperature is a favorable condition for the formation of urate crystals. In order to achieve optimum result in applying treatment for gouty tophi elbow, we have to take a look at the 3 factors that enable the formation of tophi lump and how to minimize these factors. This is because even if you go for a surgery to remove the tophi lump on your elbow, it will grow back again after a certain period of time if these 3 factors are still there.  Low Temperature   As mentioned earlier, low temperature increases the probability of urate crystal formation. The problem is that we tend to ignore it most of the time. This is because we only feel "cold" when the core t...

Gouty tophi only grows on people who are having hyperuricemia. Usually the tophi lumps tend to grow around the joints of the fingers, at the back of the hands or even elbow. This is because fingers has higher surface to valume ratio which results in lower temperature compared to other parts of the body. Gouty tophi finger is the result of crystallization of uric acid and lower temperature increases the rate of urate crystal formation. A healthy person doesn't need to worry about the formation of gouty tophi finger. As a matter of fact, he/she might not even heard of the tophi at all. Usually, only people who have been suffering from gout or have high uric acid for a some time will have to worry about the formation of gouty tophi finger. Trust me, you won't like to have those ugly tophi lumps growing on your hands. They won't bring you intense unbearable pain like gout attacks do, but the disappointment and helplessness you feel every time you look at your fingers is as...

Tophi lumps do not cause any pain, they popped up out of nowhere, they grow more and bigger, they become ugly and annoying. This is the problem faced by many gout patients who have been having the problem of high uric acid for a long period of time. Well, thophy lumps are not painful like the torturing gout attacks, but they usually grow on the hands around the fingers. If they grown around the joints and the size keep on increasing, eventually it will "lock" the particular joints until it is very to bend it. That will affect the quality of your life as you might not be able drive or even hold the spoon to feed yourself. To date, there is not effective method to get rid of tophi lumps. Tophi lumps is not like a tumor that you can simply remove with surgery. This is because tophi lumps have irregular shapes that grow over time and this crooked shape "stone" has roots that wraps around the joints, blood vessels or even nerves. Even if a lump is near the skin surfa...

If you are reading this, most probably it is because you are beginning to notice a weird lump bulging in certain part of your hand or foot, or may be a tiny little white dot around your earlobe. You may have consulted the doctor or asked around trying to get a clear picture of what this weird lump is.  Chances are that "tophi lump" is the answer you got, but there are very little clue details explanation on how does tophi lump form, and why they tend to favor certain parts of the body. Generally, the doctors will on tell you it is a result of high uric acid level in your body and you need to control you diet in order to prevent the tophi lump from growing bigger. Ironically, no matter how hard you to control you diet, it seems like the lump is gradually increases its size and new ones are forming too. That, somehow make you nervous or helpless.  In order to prevent the growth of tophi lumps or even eliminate the existing ones, you must have a clear picture on ...