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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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Dr. Matthew Roman answered

Specializes in Integrative Medicine

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.

Dr Cremers agreed

Answered 3/6/2016

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