The top of the foot is swollen if you want to quickly reduce the swelling, first need to determine which type belongs to. If the top of the foot is swollen due to infection, you need to carry out timely anti-infection treatment, the local can use Jin Huang San external compresses, and at the same time need to take oral antibiotics, such as oral roxithromycin, cross-sandimycin, or oral cefadroxil and so on. If the infection is serious, intravenous antibiotics are needed, such as penicillin or cefoperazone. If the local edema is formed due to allergy, you can apply topical glycerine lotion and take oral antihistamine drugs, such as loratadine and levocetirizine hydrochloride. If the swelling on the top of the foot is caused by trauma, it can be treated with drugs that activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis.