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A 42-year-old male patient came to the department with multiple swellings on his face. Ten years prior to his presentation at our department, he underwent surgical excision at another hospital for similar swellings. However, as per the history the swelling reoccurred immediately within a month after surgery which gradually increased in size. The medical history of the patient did not reveal any significant history. On clinical examination (figure 1), a solitary swelling with bi-lobed appearance was appreciable, which may be due to the presence of indentation at the middle of lower eyelid of the right eye originating from medial aspect of supraorbital region and nasal bridge upto the infraorbital region measuring approximately 4×2 cm in dimension. The edges of the swelling were clearly defined with no visible pulsations seen over the surface. The skin overlying the swelling was reddish in colour, stretched and glossy in appearance. On palpation swelling was afebrile, non-tender with smooth surface and well-defined margins. Further, it was soft in consistency, non-fluctuant, non reducibleand compressible. Another diffuse swelling was seen over lower left portion of the face extending superiorly 2 cm below the infraorbital margin and inferiorly extending upto the inferior border of the mandible. Anteroposteriorly involving lateral wall of the nose up to the anterior border of the ramus of the mandible, measuring approximately 5×3 cm in dimension. In view of the above findings a clinical diagnosis of vascular malformation/lymphangioma was made.