Hi
I recently developed what I think is a mucocele on my lower lip (about 2 weeks). I had a vesicle with liquid in it and broke it open only to have it come back. I broke it open again (yes I shouldn't have
used my fingernails). It's more comfortable after it's lanced, but it now has some white tissue
where the vesicle was and feels a bit irritated. It's not that large (only 2-3mm)-yet. I see my
dentist in 2 days, but have discussed this by phone and he's fairly confident it's a mucocele.
My question: I notice some posts say that these mucoceles almost never get better without
surgury, yet I see several posters here refer to their cases in which they did get better. Further
I noticed that some poster even said that their physicians even said that they sometimes get
better. SO-which is it : Can they get better without surgury or not?????
Thanks
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Who knows I guess! All you could do is wait it out if you're willing.
Thanks for your reply and for providing this web site. I think I'll do a little
literature search at pubMed. :O
To follow up, the mucocele went away and I canceled my dentist appt. (nothing to see). However,
about a week later, it reappeared and rather than pop it, I decided to leave it alone and
see the dentist the next day. But that day it got a bit larger and popped when i brushed
my teeth (I didn't think I touched it as it's on my lower lip). Also my dentist turned out
to be away this week anyhow. This seems somewhat on the surface if it pops
relatively easily. I wonder if therees a way to prevent it from getting worse?
literature search at pubMed. :O
To follow up, the mucocele went away and I canceled my dentist appt. (nothing to see). However,
about a week later, it reappeared and rather than pop it, I decided to leave it alone and
see the dentist the next day. But that day it got a bit larger and popped when i brushed
my teeth (I didn't think I touched it as it's on my lower lip). Also my dentist turned out
to be away this week anyhow. This seems somewhat on the surface if it pops
relatively easily. I wonder if therees a way to prevent it from getting worse?
Yeah, I found the same thing. When I was thinking of having it removed, it came and went so unpredictably that it would have beenreally hard to get myself to the doctor WHILE it was doing its thing. Fortunately, mine has become much less of a problem and I am no longer considering surgery. While it's not COMPLETELY gone, flare-ups have become quite rare, and they're not bad.
To follow up, I'm still unsure if I want surgery. The frequency has been variable- from as little as 2 days
between appearances of the vesicle to about 1 week (recent which has me optimistic). I have been popping
it and after about 1 day it's hard to tell it was even there. On one website someone said that there were
"superficial" mucoceles which is my best guess of what I have. I have an apt with my dentist in about 2 weeks
for a cleaning anyway so I'll discuss it with him then. (He's never seen it since when I was going to show him
it went down).
between appearances of the vesicle to about 1 week (recent which has me optimistic). I have been popping
it and after about 1 day it's hard to tell it was even there. On one website someone said that there were
"superficial" mucoceles which is my best guess of what I have. I have an apt with my dentist in about 2 weeks
for a cleaning anyway so I'll discuss it with him then. (He's never seen it since when I was going to show him
it went down).
Hi sport1!
I can only speak for my own experiences, but I was one of those that had a mucocele that only went away with surgery. I did not have a problem with it going away and coming back though, mine was just a constant bubble for months and it didn't change size at all. It's just a guess, but maybe with one like mine that never changed surgery is the best option but for those that change a lot they may dissapear. Who knows!
I can only speak for my own experiences, but I was one of those that had a mucocele that only went away with surgery. I did not have a problem with it going away and coming back though, mine was just a constant bubble for months and it didn't change size at all. It's just a guess, but maybe with one like mine that never changed surgery is the best option but for those that change a lot they may dissapear. Who knows!
More follow-up: My mucocele has now gone into a latency phase. I haven't
had a problem with it for about 1 month (fingers crossed for luck). So for
now, no surgery for me. I still believe that some mucoceles are rather superficial and come and go and have a chance at going away or becoming dormant for long periods. I did see my dentist for a cleaning, but had nothing to show him.
had a problem with it for about 1 month (fingers crossed for luck). So for
now, no surgery for me. I still believe that some mucoceles are rather superficial and come and go and have a chance at going away or becoming dormant for long periods. I did see my dentist for a cleaning, but had nothing to show him.
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