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What Could A Recurring, Smelly Puss Filled Lump In Cheeks Indicate?

Hi, i have this question, i have a bump since a few months there were two and now i can see / feel one near my lower cheek in line with my mouth, it feels like a whitehead, once a week approximately the bump comes up, when i burst it, yellow liquidy type puss comes out and it smells really bad. What is this?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi ! Good morning. I am Dr Shareef answering your query.

It seems that you have got a benign cyst over your cheek, which off and on gets infected and causes the discharge to occur. You have to see a dermatologist/general surgeon in your area for a proper diagnosis and further management which could be simply antibiotic cover or a small minor surgery to remove the cyst in total.

I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.

Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. Wishing you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.

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What Could A Recurring, Smelly Puss Filled Lump In Cheeks Indicate?

Hi ! Good morning. I am Dr Shareef answering your query. It seems that you have got a benign cyst over your cheek, which off and on gets infected and causes the discharge to occur. You have to see a dermatologist/general surgeon in your area for a proper diagnosis and further management which could be simply antibiotic cover or a small minor surgery to remove the cyst in total. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. Wishing you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.