Gauges can take anywhere from four days to two weeks to heal. It is best to wait about one week until you change or go up a size in gauges, so that they can continue to heal p â¦ roperly and avoid infections.
Whether you feel these lumps may be cancerous or common, I highly advise you to see your physician and accordingly, the doctor may or may not order additional testss. However, If the lump is painful and can be rolled around chances are, it may be a cyst of some kind and can be easily treated.
1 The lump may be tender, but it is usually not painful. 2  Pain is more often a symptom of a non-cancerous (benign) condition, but should be checked by a doctor. 3  a lump in the armpit (axilla). 4  Sometimes small, hard lumps in the armpit may be a sign that breast cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. Pain is more often a symptom of a non-cancerous (benign) condition, but should be checked by a doctor. 2  a lump in the armpit (axilla). 3  Sometimes small, hard lumps in the armpit may be a sign that breast cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. 4  Although these lumps are often painless, they may be tender.