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Mucous cyst on my inner upper lip?

tonyboy
was told by a dermotologist that i had a mucous cyst in the inside of my upper lip the size of a small pea. he gave me 3 injections in 3 visits of i believe a steroid. it did not go away but it shrunk a little. he said if it gets uncomfortable or gets larger come back. i notoice that sometimes it gets smaller then goes back to original size. it does not hurt , now i have a habit of touching it with my tongue. should i leave it alone or have it removed?

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