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What Does A Movable Mass On Cheek Of A Child Indicate?

My son is 12yrs old. When he was 3yrs old I felt a small movable mass on his cheek. Just over d jaw bone....later on it grew up to a small grapes size. Then I made a fnac and d report came it s a hematoma.. he feels tenderness if pressed...doctor told it can b removed by surgery..I m scaring because trigeminan nerve passes through that area...plz suggest me..
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Hi...hematoma cannot go on like this form 3 years of age to 12 years without getting absorbed. It should be a haemangioma and if it is disfiguring the face then it can be removed. But it is a personal choice and its for aesthetic purposes and not of medical reasons. But I assure you that doctors will do all that is necessary to avoid complications during surgery.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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What Does A Movable Mass On Cheek Of A Child Indicate?

Hi...hematoma cannot go on like this form 3 years of age to 12 years without getting absorbed. It should be a haemangioma and if it is disfiguring the face then it can be removed. But it is a personal choice and its for aesthetic purposes and not of medical reasons. But I assure you that doctors will do all that is necessary to avoid complications during surgery. Regards - Dr. Sumanth