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What Causes Swelling On The Cheek After Treating A Jaw Fracture?

Hi... my name is zorawar singh.. in july i met with an accident and sustained fracture on my jaw as well as cut on my cheek .DRs have stitched it... now the cheek is fine bt there is little sweeling on my cheeck which is not going.. will it go ? Or my cheek will stay like this only ???
Wed, 21 Dec 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 injury to the jaw and cheek along with cut on the cheek there has been inflammation of the soft tissues leading to swelling and lump formation..

There has also been traumatic injury to the blood vessels leading to accumulation of blood into the soft tissues leading to Hematoma formation..
Hematoma is a harmless tumor like mass formed due to spillage of blood from ruptured blood vessels leading to accumulation of blood into the soft tissues forming a lump..

At times the hematoma gets localized and encapsulated and forms a firm hard lump that can take a long time, say a few months to resolve, but it generally tend to resolve itself..

As of now you can do alternate warm and cool compresses over the lump/ swelling..

If it does not show signs of improvement in a month consult an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated and a clinical evaluation and investigations like x ray, MRI scan can help in diagnosis and will be treated accordingly..

Hope this information helps.

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Swelling On The Cheek After Treating A Jaw Fracture?

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 injury to the jaw and cheek along with cut on the cheek there has been inflammation of the soft tissues leading to swelling and lump formation.. There has also been traumatic injury to the blood vessels leading to accumulation of blood into the soft tissues leading to Hematoma formation.. Hematoma is a harmless tumor like mass formed due to spillage of blood from ruptured blood vessels leading to accumulation of blood into the soft tissues forming a lump.. At times the hematoma gets localized and encapsulated and forms a firm hard lump that can take a long time, say a few months to resolve, but it generally tend to resolve itself.. As of now you can do alternate warm and cool compresses over the lump/ swelling.. If it does not show signs of improvement in a month consult an Oral Surgeon and get evaluated and a clinical evaluation and investigations like x ray, MRI scan can help in diagnosis and will be treated accordingly.. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.