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Buccal fat pad removal; left cheek swelled up? What do I do?

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I had mine done in matter of about am hour or so of me getting home I drink a chicken soup and with in seconds my left cheek swelled up like a ball. I called my doctor n he said to put ice so it's been 2 hrs in with this swelling n pressure doctor said to call him in a few hours what do I do ?

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