I am new here but what you have looks exactly like what I have and in the same place - mine might be a bit more blue. I am reading and reading trying to decide what to do. Am going to try the EPO and then see the doc in a few weeks.

Let Us know what happens Laniviator!  Good luck!!!

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It does not hurt at all...and it's not all that hard! I will def check into dental schools..thanks for the advice!

Hello mouthfromthesouth!

That looks like it could be a mucocele.  Mucoceles usually appear on the bottom lip but can appear anywhere in the mouth.  I had one on the roof of my mouth.  When they appear on the roof of your mouth, they are referred to as superficial mucoceles.  I say you should get it checked out by your dentist just to get it confirmed and just to be sure.

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Hello Lanivaitor,

It looks like it has a bit of a bluish tint to it..mucoceles can be bluish.  Does it hurt any?  Is it hard or soft?  It looks rather large.  Mucoceles do appear on the bottom lip.  From your pic, it looks as if your bump is in the corner of your mouth on the bottom part of your lip.  I think you should try to get it checked out just to be sure. 

I know you said that you don't have any insurance but you might be able to go to your local health department.  They might be able to look at it for you for free.  I work for a health department and sometimes, they have a dental office inside.  Or, check your local college or university.  They may have a dental school and the cost is affordable.  My sis went to University of Michigan to get a dental cleaning for 50 bucks.  Hope this helps!  Let us know what happens and good luck!

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Is this a mucocele???

I'm just so worried that it could be more and I do not have medical insurance to see a doctor!!!

It's just behind second molar, right side of roof of mouth, almost where the top meets the bottom of the mouth.  Painless, felt a little saltiness for a minute as if it was leaking blood or pus.  Just noticed it tonight after eating dinner.  It felt big with my tongue, but the pic shows it as no more than a couple of millimeters in diameter.  Any clue?  Thanks!

I know everyone's mucoceles can be a bit different. Are you able to pop your mucocele at all? When I applied the alum, it definitely burned at first (say first few days), then I either got used to it or it stopped burned. I say pop it if you can (with you fingers not puncturing your mouth with any object), and continue to apply the alum. For me burning (on both of my mucoceles) was the norm.

okay i used the alum 3 weeks ago nothing happened other than the mococele increasing in size, and a tiny white patch formed size of a pencil tip. 3 weeks later it has not disappeared i just started to re apply the alum twice a day, now the mucocele is starting to burn any one knows what to do, should i keep applying this alum or stop. -Nathan

Glad to hear that ur mucocele treatment worked!  Good for you!

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I figured I'd come back to let this board know how my alum treatment went. Around the first of February I posted on here about a mucocele I had (that just wouldn't go away/I've had them before and they would clear up in a few days on their own) that I treated with alum, only to have another mucocele appear next to it. Well, I simply treated them (initially popped them) with alum over the course of 10 days, initially 3-4x's a day-about 10 minutes a session (rinsing with Listerine after I was done), decreasing to 2-3x's by day 10. For me, they formed a crater-like area which healed over as it was treated. Well, I didn't want to count my chickens before they were hatched, but it's been a good 3 weeks I want to say and NO MORE MUCOCELES!!!! My lip is back to normal. I found my mucoceles dramatically started to heal after I wouldn't touch them with my tongue. I think initially I would touch them out of habit which was probably irritating them. So, if you're treating mucoceles try not to avoid contact with them if possible, from my experience. But in short, ALUM WORKED FOR ME! Definitely worth giving a shot!

Just to add apart from the original area another 2 areas of dead skin came up - they healed up fine.

Had doubts about this treatment but thought I'd give it a go. Had one on my lip (from bitting). Am based in Australia, can't get allum from supermarket as a spice - had to get it from a pharmacy (manufacturer is David Craig Biotech). Cost $15 for 100 grams - not sure if the pharmacy product is more concentrated than the supermarket spice. Had to be ordered in, not all pharmacies had it. Found more effective when the cystals were ground to a really fine powder (used a mortar and pestle). Folded a square of tissue dampened and dipped one side in the powder - placed against mucocele for 10 mins 3-4 times a day for 5 days followed by 5 mins of listerine. Note powder attracts water so keep air tight and only prepare how muuch you need for 3 days. Occasionally scrapped off dead skin with a sterile needle (heated over gas flame). Couldn't beleive it, it worked for me! Thanks Bigfoot!!!!!!

Hi Karajan,

I know it seems crappy, but hang in there!  The oral surgeon doesn't have anymore suggestions?  It seems as if you've been through a lot with getting it removed.  I don't know if any of the home remedies will work for you but at least it will be worth a try.  A lot of people in this forum try the evening primrose oil.  Rub some on your mucocele every night before you go to bed.  Soak a little piece of TP or get a gauze and soak it with the EPO and put it on your mucocele like a little compress.  I know it might not seem like a good way to get rid of it despite you going through surgery, but at least its worth a try.  Good luck and let us know what happens!

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Hi,

I totally agree that worrying about your mucocele will only drive you insane.  And others really don't understand unless they have been through it themselves.  My husband and sister thought I was crazy because I started freaking out about it.  When I found this forum, it was kinda calming because I found others who felt the same way as I did about some bump in my mouth.  Knowing that others experienced what I did was comforting and relaxing.  I also learned a lot from this forum.  So whatever I learn new about mucoceles, or if I can ease someones mental state a little bit, I will help! 

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Hi Big Johnny,

I totally forgot about rannula.  I was so used to them being on the bottom lip or roof of the mouth.

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Hi
ive gotten mine removed twice in the same spot and once in another spot on my lower lip. im 15 now and it is annoying to have there. i feel like everyone looks at that when im talking or smiling. ive had the same two in my bottom lip for over a year and they stay the same size. one is pretty big i think. but last time i had them removed the doctor took out a ball that was in the bump. so cutting it and draining wont do much becuase the little stupid ball of whatever will be there untill u take it out. a few months ago i went to a different doctor and he said to leave it alone. he said since i already had it removed twice it will most likely come back and theres a good chance of new ones forming around it during the surgery. this was terrible news to me because im so self conscious of them. i wish there was something that would get rid of em permanently but i dont think there is especially if they've came back after you got em removed once. but i suggest not to cut them ne more because it may make them smaller for a day or so but it doesnt get rid of the ball in side of the lump.  

I've had a rather large mucocele for over a month. When I first got it, I drained it and it came back a few days later. I scheduled an appt. with a doctor and scheduled a surgery for tomorrow. At the time it was 1cm. Well, in the next few days it grew even more. Well, as I ate dinner, I accidentally bit it. It drained and bled, but has not formed a new lump. (It's been two days since that happened) Well, though there's no large lump, I can see that one is forming. There is also a small white bump. I can see that my saliva is still draining (very slowly from the front of my lip), which is why I suspect a large lump hasn't formed yet. My big question though is will the Dr still be able to remove the damaged gland, etc. even though I no longer have a large lump? I know it's only a matter of time for it to come back, and I'd rather do it tomorrow since it's scheduled and all. 

Thanks for any input!

hey everyone :D
 
i'm the original poster of this forum...i'm glad to see it has helped so many people!  Be patient with the treatment, it can take a week or so for the EPO to do its thing.  I noticed a change in texture first, it got soft and pliable, and then it wasn't for a week or so that i noticed a change in size.  It then was a small raised dot for awhile where the duct was healing...and eventually it dissapeared!
 
It has been just over a year since i had the mucocele and it has not returned.  I couldn't even tell you where it used to be...!
 
Anyway, keep up the good work, and spread the word about this non-invasive treatment!

I've had several mucoceles and I know just how stressful they can be. I always wanted to punch the doc when he said, don't worry about it! ...like it was not a big deal. In a way I know there are far worse things a human can be put through but when you have an open sore that drips gooey fluid on your bottom lip 24/7 it really does play on you quite a bit, as well as the social aspect of people not understanding what you have and looking at you all weird as if you've got the plague! I do however tend to agree that not thinking about it can help to a degree, such as the remembered wellness techniques used or positive thinking. I kinda sit on the fence when it comes to stuff like that, but it cant hurt, anymore than it does already, to try to stop thinking about your mucocele and keep telling yourself that you will get better.

It looks like one.  On the floor of the mouth, they're known as rannula.  Agree you ought to get it looked at though to be sure.

i got hit in the mouth and my lip split open it popped up a lil while after my lip already healed..while it was healing i felt like it was gonna happen tho..i always fear its gonna happen everytime i get hit lol ...i had one about 5 years ago that just popped up out of nowhere..had to get it surgically removed..i still have mild but noticeable numbness in my lip..im hesitant aout getting this one removed but it sucks having this shit in your lip..i want it out...been doing the evening primrose stuff..3rd day in seems like its been going down a little ..but i dont know if its going to heal it..im definetely not sticking needles in my lip i cant afford infection...got a dentist appt thurs..im gonna see if he can recomend me to a good surgeon...i need ways to prevent this

Chuppa:

It could be a mucocele because they can appear under the tounge.  You probably should go to a dentist to get it confirmed though.  Do you remember eating something that might have punchered you under your tounge?  Have you tried any home treatments??  Give some a try and let us know what happens.

~~RGL
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The alum appears to be working very well -- hooray! I fooled around with a sterilized needle at first, but for me, it was best going with just the alum / Listerine -- and a little rubbing alcohol. One tip that I don't think I've seen -- be careful to only apply a little bit of alum directly over the mucocele, or you may get what looks like another one. Seems to go away, but it's best to keep the alum to the affected area only.

Sorry .I didn.t tell the place .It's Dallas . Thanks

I am looking a doctor for mucocele surgery.Any advice?

Hey guys, I posted a while back. I tried the alum treatment and the mucocole got smaller but would alway come back. It was driving me nuts so I had it removed on Friday. It wasnt a big deal at all. I got a shot in my lip, which didnt hurt at all, and that all that I felt. About 10-15 minutes I was all done and on the way home. Yes it was pretty swollen for a few hours and my lip a little discolored, but the swelling went down and the color came back fast (within a couple hrs). Also it didnt stay numb for more than a few hours. It is now the third day since my surgery, the swelling is almost gone. I have 3 stitches, but you can hardly see them. Lets just hope it doesnt come back! If you live in Dallas, the doctor I used was great.

Not sure when I first noticed it. Painless and moves around. Not sensative to cold or heat, nothing has come out of it yet.  I dont think it has gotten any bigger or smaller has stayed pretty consistant. Can't recall biting my lip.  Wondering if this is a Mucocele?

It hasnt hurt it was pretty soft and blue then it went down a little on its own it isnt as soft now but still not very hard either.

Hi Chuppa:

It's kinda hard to tell from your pics.  Mucoceles usually look kinda bluish or transparent looking in color.  Is is soft or hard?  Has it ever bursted?  Is it sore?? 

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