How long does it last? I am more swollen today than I was on Monday, when it was first done.
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Y- this is something you'll just have to wait and see. I looked like I had a chaw of tobacco for at least a week. As long as it doesn't seem like it's infected or anything, it should go down soon. Try putting a cold compress, or a little ice wrapped in a cloth on the area for 10 min or so, a couple of times a day. That might help. Lucy
For my first biopsy, the swelling lasted 3-4 days before it went down noticeably. I put ice on it immediately following the procedure and several times after I got home but it still swelled quite a bit and I had a huge bruise. The HNT surgeon also removed, at my request, a fibroma inside my lower lip at the same time, so he did a bigger incision for that reason.
The second one, for a SjS study, was a smaller incision and only took 2-3 stitches. It didn't swell or bruise as much as the first one and I assume it was because it was small.