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Tender Lump On Cheekbone, Numbness, Slight Swelling. No History Of Any Injury. Any Ideas?

I have a lump (or knot kinda feeling) on my cheek bone. it has been tender for a few days and now is about 1.5 inches in diameter. I have not been hit in the face nor have I done anything to my face to injure myself. its K map within a couple of days now it's getting kind of like a numbing feeling like if you ever got punched in the face that type of feeling. it does have swelling with that however there's no mark as it would be
with a pimple or blemish. pencil or a blemish
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Radiologist 's  Response
Hello,
Thanks for writing in.
WIth your information on the swelling, it looks like a fast growing (by what you have said) and is most likely of infective origin.
Please do not wait for it to enlarge further.
Please consult a surgeon soon and take medicines.
If you ignore that, it can become an abscess.
Do feel your self for any fever.
Hope this helps.
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Tender Lump On Cheekbone, Numbness, Slight Swelling. No History Of Any Injury. Any Ideas?

Hello, Thanks for writing in. WIth your information on the swelling, it looks like a fast growing (by what you have said) and is most likely of infective origin. Please do not wait for it to enlarge further. Please consult a surgeon soon and take medicines. If you ignore that, it can become an abscess. Do feel your self for any fever. Hope this helps.