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Its 11 days since I had buccal fat removal surgery I still have a swellon right cheek and a very weak upper right lips, advice?

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My surgeon struggled to find buccal fat in my right cheek. He had to dissect more and even my cheek was pulled a lot. Now after 10 days lots of swelling has gone but I can feel a lump in right cheek. My upper lip is not functioning well and looks very strange. My surgeon says it will go in 6 weeks, please tell me is it curable or is it permanent?

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