In the media
April Wesson / Dr. Pimple Popper Season 2 Episode 1: “Nose No Bounds" on January 3, 2019
Olivia Buckland / Love Island 2016: After 4 years of building the courage to get it checked, the lump located near the star’s left armpit was discovered to be a lipoma, which was removed before her wedding 


== References ==
Less common sites include the kidneys, intestines, and eyes. Risk factors
Risk factors for thromboembolism, the major cause of arterial embolism, include disturbed blood flow (such as in atrial fibrillation and mitral stenosis), injury or damage to an artery wall, and hypercoagulability (such as increased platelet count). Mitral stenosis poses a high risk of forming emboli which may travel to the brain and cause stroke. Endocarditis increases the risk for thromboembolism, by a mixture of the factors above. Atherosclerosis in the aorta and other large blood vessels is a common risk factor, both for thromboembolism and cholesterol embolism. The legs and feet are major impact sites for these types. Thus, risk factors for atherosclerosis are risk factors for arterial embolisation as well:

advanced age
cigarette smoking
hypertension (high blood pressure)
obesity
hyperlipidemia, e.g. hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, elevated lipoprotein (a) or apolipoprotein B, or decreased levels of HDL cholesterol)
diabetes mellitus
Sedentary lifestyle
stressOther important risk factors for arterial embolism include:

recent surgery (both for thromboembolism and air embolism)
previous stroke or cardiovascular disease
a history of long-term intravenous therapy (for air embolism)
Bone fracture (for fat embolism)A septal defect of the heart makes it possible for paradoxical embolization, which happens when a clot in a vein enters the right side of the heart and passes through a hole into the left side. The clot can then move to an artery and cause arterial embolisation. Pathophysiology
An arterial embolism is caused by one or more emboli getting stuck in an artery and blocking blood flow, causing ischemia, possibly resulting in infarction with tissue death (necrosis).