I fell and my face hit my dresser and my teeth went through my upper lip and my face was cut. I received 6 stitches on my lip/face across the vermillion border that I had removed 2 months ago and one stitch that dissolved inside of my upper lip. I was left with a decent scar line that healed quite nicely and straight but there is a huge hard ball inside of my upper lip where the stitches were. Its the size of a marble and I want to know if it is just scar tissue or something more and if it will dissolve over time. You cant see it from the outside unless I smile very big and you look closely, it protrudes a tiny bit. Its more annoying than anything feeling this huge ball inside my upper lip!
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The hard ball kind of structure could be because of the stitches or secondary to the trauma. It can be secondary to fibrosis wound healing, or it can be a fibrous or fibrosis muscle. Consult an oral physician and get it ruled out. If it is a fibrosis tissue then it takes some time to become normal(months). If it is increasing in size then get it surgically removed. I hope my answer will help you, take care.