Ankle sprain swelling can be reduced by ice and heat, medication, surgery and other ways. 1. Ice and hot compress: In the acute stage of ankle sprain swelling within 72 hours, local ice can be applied to inhibit local blood circulation and avoid aggravation of swelling, and after 72 hours, hot compress can be applied to promote blood circulation, which is conducive to the dissipation of swelling. 2. medication: the degree of swelling after ankle sprain is more serious, can be used under the guidance of the doctor aspirin tablets, indomethacin tablets and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect. You can also follow the doctor’s instructions to use blood circulation and pain relief soft capsule, panax ginseng tablets and other drugs, to activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, swelling and pain relief effect. 3. Surgery: Ankle sprains lead to severe ligament injuries, fractures and other obvious structural changes, which can lead to swelling is more obvious, need to reduce swelling through surgical treatment. Ligament serious injury can be used ligament repair, ligament reconstruction and other ways to carry out surgery. Fractures can be treated with external fixation surgery, internal fixation surgery, etc. depending on the circumstances. Ankle sprain and swelling, should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions standardized treatment, do not blindly deal with their own, so as not to cause adverse consequences.