bump in mouth...worried..HELP!

[worried1994]

Okay..so its been a while i think sense i've been in middle school. I did not think much of it at first but its bothering me now. I have a bump inside my lower lip..it looks as if its filled with some clear liquid..i used to just pop it with a needle or just bite it until it pops then clean it up...i have noo idea what it is and I am starting to worry about it. Can any one please help me?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
The cost of mucocele removal varies from about a dollar to a few hundred, depending on the doctor and any insurance you have. You can discuss about the mucocele removal cost with your doctor and then decide for the procedure. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[worried1994]

okay thanks..i went to a doctor and diagnosed it as a mucocele, but now i want to know the cost of the surgical removal of it. can you give me a range so i can see if my parents can afford it or not?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Without examination, it is difficult to confirm a diagnosis, but from your description it looks like a mucocele. It is a rubbery, bubblelike painles swelling. It is usually inside the lower lip, under the tongue or the inside of mouth and caused mainly by biting the lips or trauma during eating of food.

Usually it goes away on its own. But if it does not, then corticosteroid injections and surgical removal by scalpel or laser are done by a dermatologist. It then has to be differentiated from other mucocutaneous lesions also.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your dermatologist. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.