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Removal Of Mucocele-required?
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My son had a mucocele on the inside of his lower lip that was about 2 cm in size. He had it for several months and we were scheduled for surgery in a couple of weeks. However, it has recently shrunk. The size is now comparable to a small pimple. The oral surgeon says we should still have the gland removed since it will probably come back. My son does not want to have any surgery since it is so small, he says why bother. Anyone have any advice?
Hi, well, it sounds like maybe you should consider cancelling the surgery for now. Then wait and see what happens. If the thing goes away, great. If it keeps coming back, then you will know that there are big and small cycles to a lot of mucoceles and maybe then you all will decide that you might as well just have it removed, as opposed to having to deal with the thing off and on for the next 50+ years.
If it truly is a mucocele, the odds are overwhelming that the thing will again grow in size, probably sooner than later. But some people do claim that they had a mucocele and the thing just went away permanently. So, again, there probably is no harm in considering cancelling the surgery and rescheduling later on down the line if you need to.
When I got mine in December, I saw the doc in January and he said matter of factly that I need the surgery. I held off for several months, hoping it would go away. And sometimes it did get smaller for a few days, or even a week, but it always grew right back in size. By waiting a few months, that was what I needed to satisfy myself that I was stuck with a mucocele and did not want to go through the rest of my life with the thing getting smaller and then larger etc etc etc and so I had the surgery and am very, very happy.
If it truly is a mucocele, the odds are overwhelming that the thing will again grow in size, probably sooner than later. But some people do claim that they had a mucocele and the thing just went away permanently. So, again, there probably is no harm in considering cancelling the surgery and rescheduling later on down the line if you need to.
When I got mine in December, I saw the doc in January and he said matter of factly that I need the surgery. I held off for several months, hoping it would go away. And sometimes it did get smaller for a few days, or even a week, but it always grew right back in size. By waiting a few months, that was what I needed to satisfy myself that I was stuck with a mucocele and did not want to go through the rest of my life with the thing getting smaller and then larger etc etc etc and so I had the surgery and am very, very happy.
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