What is the cause of swelling of the face and hands

There are many reasons for swelling of the face and hands. First, for example, the common idiopathic edema, the so-called idiopathic edema is unexplained edema, patients may have swelling of the face and hands with no obvious cause. At this time, the patient’s edema may subside on its own after activity. Second, women of childbearing age may have swollen face and hands before menstruation, and the swollen face and hands may improve on their own after menstruation is over. Third, taking drugs, such as hormonal drugs, can cause swelling of the face and hands. Fourth, patients with kidney disease, for example, will often have swollen eyelids and face when the kidneys have problems, and if the swelling is more serious, swollen hands may occur. Fifth, it may be a problem of liver function. When liver disease occurs, hypoproteinemia will occur, which will also lead to swelling of the face and hands. Finally, if there are problems with heart disease, such as heart failure patients will also lead to swollen face and hands.