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Swelling In Cheek After Falling Down. Will This Go Naturally?

hiya,

my child fell on corner of telly stand and his cheek is swollen in front of his ear still

its not that noticeable but feels hard and is slightly wider than the other side

it happened 4 days ago but only noticed yesterday, its not painful to touch, just wondering will it go down to

normal, thank you,

Sorry my email is YYYY@YYYY



Wed, 4 Dec 2013
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Hi'
Thanks and welcome to HCM.
THERE IS SOME CONTUSION DUE TO INJURY.
From your description I understand that it is not infected.
Usually it will pass off within a week or two.
Nothing to worry.
Please feel free to ask any more queries.
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam.
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Swelling In Cheek After Falling Down. Will This Go Naturally?

Hi Thanks and welcome to HCM. THERE IS SOME CONTUSION DUE TO INJURY. From your description I understand that it is not infected. Usually it will pass off within a week or two. Nothing to worry. Please feel free to ask any more queries. Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam.