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Q: Lump On Side of My Face

asked by: sam_hewison15 on March 4th, 2007

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I'm 17, I have a lump on the right side of my face. it's below the skin near the top of my jaw bone and just before my ear. I don't have one on the otherside. If I touch it a lot it begins to ache. It feels a bit like the glands beneath your jaw on your neck when they swell up if you're sick. It's not very big and can't be seen just by looking at my face. any ideas? could it just be fatty tissue?

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Richard Day Gore

replied on March 5th, 2007

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Could be a swollen salivary gland. Does the pain radiate forward under your cheekbone toward your face?
Regards,
Richard Day Gore

sam_hewison15

replied on March 5th, 2007

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Not really, it makes my jaw ache a bit but then that could just be from me touching it. I read that salivary glands can become blocked so it might be that, but I shall see the doc sometime in the week to get it checked out. Thank you

sao5008

replied on June 11th, 2009

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Lump on side of face?

hey Sam,

I was reading your post and it seems as though I have the exact same thing as you are describing. What was the doctors diagnosis?

Thanks,

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