Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID face lump after facials; tooth pulled stopped reaction, swears by drainage
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
r/covidlonghaulers
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Summary
They had a year of lymphatic sculpting facials; after the first couple of sessions they developed a headache and a golf-ball-sized lump on the cheek, plus mouth bumps and a dull toothache. A cracked tooth was driving a gum infection; after it was pulled the reaction stopped and they still swear by lymphatic drainage. Later they felt mucus when using something taking about two minutes. Their overall illness level is not described.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- lymphatic sculpting facials · Helped
After the first couple of sessions I would develop the headache followed by a golf ball sized lump on my lower cheek ... I sware by lymphatic drainage!!
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| over the course of a year, before December 2025 | lymphatic sculpting facials brought headache, cheek lump, mouth bumps and toothacheAfter the first couple of sessions I would develop the headache followed by a golf ball sized lump on my lower cheekIn context ↗ | Manual lymphatic drainage |
| before December 2025 | reaction stopped once the cracked tooth was pulledwe ended up pulling that sick tooth and I’ve never had the same reactionIn context ↗ | |
| 2026-01-12 | still using something for about two minutes and feeling mucusEvery time I think I don’t have time to use one which takes maybe 2 minutes I can feel the mucusIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Manual lymphatic drainage“After the first couple of sessions I would develop the headache followed by a golf ball sized lump on my lower cheek.. I got bumps inside my mouth” In context ↗ Side effects
- Manual lymphatic drainage“the facial massages were stirring up all of the gunk and causing a gum infection” In context ↗ Other
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
After the first couple of sessions I would develop the headache followed by a golf ball sized lump on my lower cheek
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