It feels like a large ball underneath my skin as I can grab it. To others it looks like a ball / blemish on the outside of my cheek. Any idea what this is and who I can see about fixing this?
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I have this bump under my right cheek.
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From the description, the bump may well be an epidermal inclusion cyst (a sebaceous cyst), which is like a huge stuffed pore under the skin or possibly a lipoma (a benign accumulation of fatty tissue). There are of course other possibilities and this would be best determined by examination and consultation with a board certified dermatologist. Should it prove to be a cyst or lipoma, because it is located on a prominent portion of the face, I would recommend that it be removed by simply numbing the surface with a local anesthetic, making a small opening in the center and extruding all the contents through the opening. This technique, which takes only five minutes to perform, generally eliminates the need for making a larger excision with a scalpel and closing stitches that would leave a more visible scar. Perfomred in this fashion, the small nick generally heals with little or no remaining visible mark. As a matter of fact, I just used this technique only five weeks ago to remove a pea-sized, ball-like cyst from the right cheek of a young man in his late twenties with gratifying cosmetic results.
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It is more likely then not a benign fatty lipoma or fatty cyst. I would advise contacting a local board certified plastic surgeon, otolaryngologist otherwise known as a ENT. I would also ask for some type of x-ray to be done as well as a biopsy to make sure this is just perhaps a benign fatty tumor.
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I would suggest seeing your primary care physician first. They can examine you and determine what it is and what needs to be done to take care of it. It is difficult to tell you what it is based on your description alone. It could be a lot of different things ranging in severity. See your doctor first and go from there.
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Dear Anonymous:
It is difficult to give you a straight answer without seeing you. The most common causes of a nodularity similar to what you describe would be a benign cyst or lipoma (collection of fatty tissue). These are relatively easy to remove in the office under local anesthesia. It would be wise to have your regular doctor, plastic surgeon, and/or dermatologist evaluate you.
It is difficult to give you a straight answer without seeing you. The most common causes of a nodularity similar to what you describe would be a benign cyst or lipoma (collection of fatty tissue). These are relatively easy to remove in the office under local anesthesia. It would be wise to have your regular doctor, plastic surgeon, and/or dermatologist evaluate you.
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