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I don’t think your primary care physician is the appropriate person to remove this anyway. You should see a plastic surgeon but not sure if Tricare will pay for it.
The scar appears inflamed and almost a keloid. It can be injected with a steroid which will alleviate the itching. The injection may need to be repeated a few tines.
A cyst has a small pore that communicates with the outside. Usually that pore is removed along with the cyst. It sounds like that may not have been done in your case.
You should have your surgeon check it out. It might be normal swelling but it could also be fluid or blood accumulation which would need to be addressed.
This should definitely not be ignored especially silly if it is growing. It may well be a lipoma but the only way to be sure is to hVe it removed. Your surgeon may want to get an MRI ahead of time to rule out anything other than it being a simple lipoma. Excision could be done under local an...
Thank you for your question. As the other physicians have explained, it’s unusual for a “lipoma “to become infected. This is because a lipoma consists mostly of benign, clean fatty tissue. More likely this is an infected sebaceous cyst. These can lie d...
It is possible scar tissue formed in or on your masseter muscle. Imaging might help to locate the problem. Palpating of the area pinpointing the area or areas of discomfort can help too. Find a good diagnostician.
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