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Suggest Remedy For Swollen & Bruised Cheek Bone

my son just fell off his new bed and hit the metal bar on the side causing an instant goose-egg below his eye on his upper cheek bone. It is swollen and bruised, but my concern is that the lump is extremely movable and feels like a bag of gel. What are your thoughts?
Mon, 4 Jan 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain it seems that due to hitting with a metal bar there has been soft tissue injury and due to injury there has been inflammation and swelling due to accumulation of inflammatory exudate and cells at the injury site..

There also seems to be ruptured blood vessels leading to bruising and formation of a Hematoma..
The movable gel like lump seems to be a Hematoma and is due to accumulation of blood from ruptured blood vessels..
I would suggest you that you need not to worry about it as it will resolve gradually..
You can do alternate warm and cool compresses over the lump..
You can also give him anti-inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen.
In case if there is pain numbing gel containing Lignocaine can also be advised..
You can also apply Heparin gel over the area as it will help in faster disruption of the hematoma as well as bruising..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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Suggest Remedy For Swollen & Bruised Cheek Bone

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain it seems that due to hitting with a metal bar there has been soft tissue injury and due to injury there has been inflammation and swelling due to accumulation of inflammatory exudate and cells at the injury site.. There also seems to be ruptured blood vessels leading to bruising and formation of a Hematoma.. The movable gel like lump seems to be a Hematoma and is due to accumulation of blood from ruptured blood vessels.. I would suggest you that you need not to worry about it as it will resolve gradually.. You can do alternate warm and cool compresses over the lump.. You can also give him anti-inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen. In case if there is pain numbing gel containing Lignocaine can also be advised.. You can also apply Heparin gel over the area as it will help in faster disruption of the hematoma as well as bruising.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.