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What Causes Swelling In The Face After An Endoscopy?
My father had a colonoscopy and endoscopy and he came out of the proceedure with a slightly swollen face; within ten hours his head was swollen severely, checks all puffy, and yes swollen
Shut. In my opinion something went wrong, and it was not a reaction to the anethesia.
Shut. In my opinion something went wrong, and it was not a reaction to the anethesia.
Wed, 13 Dec 2017
Its highly unlikely that endoscopy and colonoscopy will cause ones face to become puffy.
Need to rule out other conditions
Need to rule out other conditions
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