Lips are swollen, you should take treatment measures according to the cause, such as trauma, allergy, infection, etc. You can take measures through physical therapy, topical medication, oral medication, and so on.
1. trauma: all by the external force of extrusion, bumps and falls, car accidents and other stimuli will cause soft tissue congestion and edema, resulting in lip swelling. 48 hours can be cooled with ice cool towels for cold compresses; 48 hours after the hot compresses and other physical therapy measures.
2. Allergy: hives, contact dermatitis, drug rash, insect bite dermatitis and other allergic diseases, can also lead to lip swelling, most of the accompanying itching. Can be used externally hydrocortisone ointment, tretinoin cream and other glucocorticosteroid drugs; itching severe people take loratadine, cetirizine and other antihistamines.
3. Infection: Bacterial, viral and other pathogenic infections can also cause an inflammatory reaction in the lips, which can lead to swelling of the lips. Bacterial infections can be topical mupirocin ointment, erythromycin ointment; viral infections can be topical acyclovir ointment, penciclovir ointment and so on.
There are other reasons why the lips are swollen need to go to the hospital in time to check, clear cause under the guidance of the doctor treatment, medication need to follow the doctor’s orders.