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Is It Safe To Remove Saliva Glands From Lips Within 5 Days?
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My 23 year old son had a blocked saliva gland removed from his lip. Stitches were to stay in 10 days but there was a mix up at the Dr office and they removed them in 5 days. Is this bad? I spoke to them and they said the Dr wouldnt remove them if he didnt think it was healed.
My 23 year old son had a blocked saliva gland removed from his lip. Stitches were to stay in 10 days but there was a mix up at the Dr office and they removed them in 5 days. Is this bad? I spoke to them and they said the Dr wouldnt remove them if he didnt think it was healed.
Thu, 3 Apr 2014
Hello, thank you for consulting with healthcaremagic.
Actually the area of lip and tongue takes less time to heal. Even the healing depends on person to person, but in younger people it occurs early.
May be the area might have healed so they have removed the stitches.
But still if your son feels some kind of difficulty in it , you should visit your dentist again.
Hope it will help you.
Actually the area of lip and tongue takes less time to heal. Even the healing depends on person to person, but in younger people it occurs early.
May be the area might have healed so they have removed the stitches.
But still if your son feels some kind of difficulty in it , you should visit your dentist again.
Hope it will help you.
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