Home Remedy for Ranula Removal

This is what's worrying me (from Wiki):

"An oral ranula is a fluctuant swelling with a bluish translucent color that somewhat resembles the underbelly of a frog Rana. If it is deeper it does not have this bluish appearance. If it is large ( 2 or more cm.), it may hide the salivary gland and affect the location of the tongue. Most frequently it stems from the sublingual salivary gland, but also from the submandibular gland.

Though normally above the mylohyoid muscle, if a ranula is found deeper in the floor of the mouth, it can appear to have a normal color. A ranula below the mylohyoid muscle is referred to as a "plunging or cervical ranula", and PRODUCES SWELLING OF THE NECK WITH OR WITHOUT SWELLING IN THE FLOOR OF THE MOUTH."

Mine is blue, which is good, right? It's not 'deep'?

The mylohyoid muscle is in the neck, so how could a ranula be located under it?

I'm just getting worried that if I do result to surgery, it will be much more complicated than laser removal. And since surgery is only 50% effective, won't it just come back?

Hi--

I had a ranula (dr. diagnosed) that appeared about a year ago. When I went in to have it looked it (I didn't know what it was; at first I was pretty worried about cancer too! Thankfully it was fine though.), the doctor listed a few options for me, none of which I liked very much. A: have it drained. It'll fill back up with fluid or whatever almost for sure. B: have surgery to have it marsupialized. But there's a possibility (not like a SLIGHT chance...he sounded like it was likely) that during surgery, a nerve will be hit, and you will permanently have a numb tongue.

Everything freaked me out about it, and since it wasn't causing me any pain, I made a follow-up appointment a few months later so if it was bothering me, I could then decide to go with the surgery or whatever. At the next appointment, I was still NOT liking the idea of surgery, but it hadn't grown, so I made another follow-up appointment for a few months later. Right before the next appointment, it disappeared! It was amazing. When I went back in for that last appointment, the doctor was SO shocked.

I would say wait. Unless it's really bothering you, don't risk the surgery. But definitely don't try to puncture it to release the fluid yourself. That could cause huge infections. But you never know if yours will disappear.