The patient has a big swelling on the lips, which may be caused by trauma, herpes of the mouth and lips, lip allergy, etc. The patient can reduce the swelling by general treatment and medication.
1. Trauma: when the patient’s mouth is hit by external force, it may cause the swelling of the mouth, the patient can use ice or ice towel, etc. to apply cold compresses within 24 hours, and when there are skin lesions, iodine povidone can be used to disinfect them, and the patients with serious swelling can take Panax ginseng tablets, Yunnan Baiyao capsules, etc. orally to treat the swelling.
2. Oral and lip herpes: patients should pay attention to keep the affected area clean, avoid touching the affected area with their hands, take light, easy to digest fluid or semi-fluid food as the main, avoid eating spicy and stimulating food, can follow the doctor’s instructions for local topical acyclovir ointment, glycerol lotion, etc., and when combined with the infection, can be used to use fusidic ointment and so on to carry on with the treatment, but also oral antiviral medication, such as aciclovir, vaxilovir, and so on to carry on with the treatment, in order to improve the symptoms. 3. Lip allergy
3. Lip allergy: patients should avoid contact with allergy-prone substances and sun exposure, etc., can follow the doctor’s instructions for external use of boric acid solution, glycerine lotion, etc. for wet compresses, but also follow the doctor’s instructions for oral antihistamines, such as chlortetracycline, etc., glucocorticosteroids, such as prednisone, etc., to carry out the treatment.
It is recommended that patients strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, avoid scratching the lips, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and other foods, and regular review.