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What Does Pain And Swelling On Side Of Face Indicate?

hi i got a injury on my forehead above my right eyebrows 3 years back ,i had severe pain and swelling of my right side face the swelling and after medication it got reduced in a month and i was ok but still i could sense a bump in that area and whenever i press it or massage it increases in size and when i leave it again it reaches the same size bump.its been nearly 3 years now,and when recently i cried i could find my eyebrow got swelled greatly.will that be related to my injury?
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

So sorry to hear about your problem and will try my level best to resolve it..

As per your complain a lump above the eyebrow that is formed 3 years back after injury seems to be most probably due to Hematoma formation and occurs due to due to traumatic injury to the soft tissues leading to ruptured blood vessels and causing accumulation of blood into the soft tissues and it is the cause for bruising and there is also 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..

Another cause for it can be soft tissue hypertrophy that occurs due to injury..

As it is already 3 years, so now you need to consult a General Physician or a General Surgeon and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation can be done..

As of now you can start doing alternate warm and cool compresses over it..
You can apply Heparin gel for resolution..

Any further questions are welcome..

Regards..
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What Does Pain And Swelling On Side Of Face Indicate?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. So sorry to hear about your problem and will try my level best to resolve it.. As per your complain a lump above the eyebrow that is formed 3 years back after injury seems to be most probably due to Hematoma formation and occurs due to due to traumatic injury to the soft tissues leading to ruptured blood vessels and causing accumulation of blood into the soft tissues and it is the cause for bruising and there is also 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.. Another cause for it can be soft tissue hypertrophy that occurs due to injury.. As it is already 3 years, so now you need to consult a General Physician or a General Surgeon and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation can be done.. As of now you can start doing alternate warm and cool compresses over it.. You can apply Heparin gel for resolution.. Any further questions are welcome.. Regards..