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A member asked:
I just had a tonsillectomy yesterday and my lower lip has swollen up slightly on the right side. is that normal?
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Probably: Tonsils are lymph nodes a part of the path of water drainage in your body. By removing them, there is an interruption in this drainage pathway and swelling may be caused from a backup of fluid in the areas upstream of the tonsil. In this case it would be your mouth and lip.
Answered 3/6/2016
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