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What Are The Symptoms Of Mucocele?
Hi, I've been noticing for a while (perhaps around a year) that I have a small soft bump on the edge of my upper lip on the right side. I haven't bitten myself or hurt myself in any way that I can remember. I thought it was just the shape of my lip on that side for a while, then it seems to have grown a little. This morning I noticed it is coming to a small head (a little like a pimple), but it is not painful in any way and when I run my tongue along it, it just feels like a little bump. Could it be anything serious like cancer or is it more likely to be a mucocele?? Please advise. Thank you
Wed, 23 Jul 2014
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The soft tissue lump over the upper lip could be a mucocele or fibroma or a fibrosed mucocele(since you are giving history of one year). The mucocele will appear as a soft swelling with a bluish tinge. Usually it ruptures and again comes back. Consult a oral physician and get it ruled out. It is a benign lesion nothing to worry. You can get it excised under local anesthesia.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
The soft tissue lump over the upper lip could be a mucocele or fibroma or a fibrosed mucocele(since you are giving history of one year). The mucocele will appear as a soft swelling with a bluish tinge. Usually it ruptures and again comes back. Consult a oral physician and get it ruled out. It is a benign lesion nothing to worry. You can get it excised under local anesthesia.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Hello, Thank you for consulting with HCM.
This soft bump which you are mentioning can be a mucocele but the duration is not so prolonged that it stays for an year.
It can be a fibroma also, as it a swelling which occur because of any trauma and continue to grow.
Better that once you visit a good dentist and get a complete examination of the lesion done which will clear the diagnosis.
Hope it will help you.
This soft bump which you are mentioning can be a mucocele but the duration is not so prolonged that it stays for an year.
It can be a fibroma also, as it a swelling which occur because of any trauma and continue to grow.
Better that once you visit a good dentist and get a complete examination of the lesion done which will clear the diagnosis.
Hope it will help you.
I find this answer helpful
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