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What Does A Small Lump On Face Indicate?

Hi, today I woke up with a dime-sized lump on my face. It s on my cheek bone, below my eye. It is quite painful and squishy, I ve been told it may be a cyst. I have to go to work daily and cannot have this on my face while working with customers. What is it? What should I do? Thank you!
Fri, 13 Jun 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
A dime sized lump can not be a cyst if it has appeared overnight. The site bellow the eye on the cheekbone can be swollen die to insect bite, again to say so because it has appeared in a short span, is painful and squishy.
Get an antihistamine ans a short course of oral steroids. I hope it will be fine.
Please do not fiddle with it, as this area if skin is very sensitive and the edema increases very fast even on a slight handling. Give it some time , it will heal nicely.
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What Does A Small Lump On Face Indicate?

Hi. Thanks for your query. A dime sized lump can not be a cyst if it has appeared overnight. The site bellow the eye on the cheekbone can be swollen die to insect bite, again to say so because it has appeared in a short span, is painful and squishy. Get an antihistamine ans a short course of oral steroids. I hope it will be fine. Please do not fiddle with it, as this area if skin is very sensitive and the edema increases very fast even on a slight handling. Give it some time , it will heal nicely.