On valentines day I had a skiing accident. I fell 10 ft. onto a frozen ice pond; face first. I had stitches on my lip and under with dissolving stitches. The stitches are now gone but there is a hard bump on my lip. What is that and how can I make it go away?
Hi. Can understand your concern. As per your complaint after trauma there is inflammatory reaction due to injury to the soft tissues as well as there is rupture of small blood vessels leading to spillage of blood into the soft tissues and formation of a hematoma. There is also accumulation of inflammatory cells and fibrous tissue and at times there is encapsulation of the hematoma, and it appears as a hard lump. The hard lump reduces in size slowly and can take a longer time duration to heal. You can do alternate hot and cold packs over the lump as it helps in healing faster. Apply tomophobe gel as it contains Heparin Sodium and helps in faster disruption of clot. It can take a longer time but will subsequently heal. Hope this information helps. If you find the answer helpful kindly write a positive review and click on found this answer helpful as a token of appreciation. Thanks and regards. Chat Doctor.