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Suggest Treatment For Painful Swelling In Cheek And Lump

Hi, my daughter crashed into another child on the trampoline 3 weeks ago and hit her cheek pretty hard. It was very swollen, but it helped to put ice on it. She did not complain about pain after, so we assumed nothing was broken. Now, I can still feel a hard lump on her cheek and I am wondering if it could have been broken after all. Is this possible or would she not be in more pain if it were?
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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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 crashing with another child your daughter has got a traumatic injury to the cheek and there is soft tissue injury and there is inflammation.
Swelling seems to be due to accumulation of inflammatory exudate and cells, broken and damaged tissue fibres,ruptured blood vessels and spilled blood..
The had lump can be due to hematoma formation at the site of injury and it gets harder due to encapsulation of hematoma with cells and fibres..
You should do alternate warm and cool compresses over the cheek, give her tylenol for pain, apply a numbing gel if the swollen area is sore and also apply a heparin containing gel for faster disruption of clot..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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Suggest Treatment For Painful Swelling In Cheek And Lump

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 crashing with another child your daughter has got a traumatic injury to the cheek and there is soft tissue injury and there is inflammation. Swelling seems to be due to accumulation of inflammatory exudate and cells, broken and damaged tissue fibres,ruptured blood vessels and spilled blood.. The had lump can be due to hematoma formation at the site of injury and it gets harder due to encapsulation of hematoma with cells and fibres.. You should do alternate warm and cool compresses over the cheek, give her tylenol for pain, apply a numbing gel if the swollen area is sore and also apply a heparin containing gel for faster disruption of clot.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.