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Mucocele in lower lip
Mucocele from last one week inside lower lip
One day it's small and next day it's big
No bleeding and pain
Any tablets and ointments
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From the picture you provided,It more looks like apthous ulcer.
An aphthous ulcer is a painful open sore caused by inflammation, while a mucocele (mucous cyst) is a fluid-filled, usually painless swelling resulting from a blocked or ruptured salivary gland.
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mococele requires drainage
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consult for proper diagnosis and treatment
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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No option other than surgery consult a nearby goid surgeon . Its small surgery .
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Please consult a gen surgeon physically.
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Needs as per your history and image Surgical intervention
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No any ointment or local application available.
USALLY it solve naturally, otherwise
Go to general surgeon
Burn with nitrate
Or electric cautery.
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What you have is a mucocele â a small cyst-like swelling on the inner lower lip caused by a blocked minor salivary gland duct. The fluctuating size you describe (smaller one day, larger the next) is very characteristic of mucoceles. There are no tablets or ointments that can resolve a mucocele â it needs a small surgical procedure (excision or marsupialization) done by a dentist or oral surgeon, which is a quick and simple outpatient procedure. Without treatment, mucoceles tend to recur even if they temporarily reduce in size.
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Please visit a dentist or oral surgeon for evaluation and minor surgical removal. Please consult me directly on Practo for a detailed evaluation.
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Avoid fried and spicy food
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables more
Fiber meal
Do connect and consult
Will help you
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I need some History from your side to give you better treatment plan and advice on your case
Kindly do connect and consult with me
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Hi,
Proper evaluation and personalised advice needed, a detailed consultation would be best.
Feel free to consult me for further guidance.
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Hello 👋
Mucocele is blocking or rupture of minor salivary glands after minor trauma like lip bitting
There will be no pain or bleeding because it's just saliva accumulation
No ointments and Tablets for it because it's a surgical condition
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Excision and suturing is the treatment of choice
it's just day care procedure
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Don't use any ointments or tablets because not effective
For proper diagnosis and treatment please consult
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Need few more details for proper understanding of your issue.
You can consult with me online on Practo or whatsapp on eight three one eight four six nine eight eight six for proper diagnosis, conclusion and management
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Need probably excisions. Visit a dentist . May be your teeth are irritating the mucosa
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Dr. Martin Emerald
General Practitioner
5 yrs exp
Tirupati
Accidental lip biting (most common cause)
Repeated chewing or sucking of the lip
, injuries
Sharp teeth or orthodontic appliances causing chronic irritation
When a salivary gland duct is damaged, saliva leaks into the connective tissue, forming a soft, fluid-filled swelling called an extravasation mucocele. So check for any such lip bite.
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This needs a small intervention, the surgeon will do excision, giving you local anesthesia there, suture 2-3 absorbable ones ,hardly 10 minutes procedure.
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check for irritant causes, and avoid them to prevent recurrences.
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Mr. Harshendra Guduru
General Medicine
5 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Need a physical consultation specifically to have a look at the lesion and plan appropriate course of action
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