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I have a bump on my lower lip and it's kinda white and looks swollen and it only hurts when i press on it. what is it!? and how to cure it! im scared

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Probably a mucocele.: A mucocele us a small entrapped mucous gland. They will spontaneously go down or often need to be removed.

Answered 12/23/2013

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