A lump behind the ear can have many possible causes. The most common include swollen lymph nodes caused by an uncomplicated infection. These lumps are typically harmless and relatively easy to treat.

People may also call them absorbable stitches. Dissolvable stitches are a type of suture that manufacturers make using special materials, such as animal proteins or synthetic polymers, that ...

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed on studies reporting outcomes after direct facial nerve suture (DFS), facial nerve interpositional graft suture (FIGS), hypoglossal–facial ...