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Suggest Remedy For Swelling & Bruises In Lips

I fell yesterday riding my bicycle and injured my upper lip and it now has a large bruise with blood in the swollen area. What should I do now? It happened about 5:00 pm yesterday. I am 77 years old and am in good health and take only 10 mg. of Lipitor.
Mon, 17 Oct 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain it seems that due to falling down there has been soft tissue injury and along with it there is rupture of blood vessels leading to accumulation of blood into soft tissues..
Swelling occurs due to inflammation of the soft tissues and accumulation of inflammatory exudate and blood..
While bruising occurs due to hematoma formation and accumulation of blood in the soft tissues..
I would suggest you to do cool compresses over the lip for about twenty minutes atleast 4 to 5 times a day..
You can also take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen..
You can apply Heparin gel for faster fading of the bruise..
In case if there is laceration or an open lesion due to injury clean with antiseptic solution and apply antibiotic ointment over it..
In case if an open wound is there and it is exposed to soil or diet you can also go for tetanus toxoid injection..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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Suggest Remedy For Swelling & Bruises In Lips

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain it seems that due to falling down there has been soft tissue injury and along with it there is rupture of blood vessels leading to accumulation of blood into soft tissues.. Swelling occurs due to inflammation of the soft tissues and accumulation of inflammatory exudate and blood.. While bruising occurs due to hematoma formation and accumulation of blood in the soft tissues.. I would suggest you to do cool compresses over the lip for about twenty minutes atleast 4 to 5 times a day.. You can also take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen.. You can apply Heparin gel for faster fading of the bruise.. In case if there is laceration or an open lesion due to injury clean with antiseptic solution and apply antibiotic ointment over it.. In case if an open wound is there and it is exposed to soil or diet you can also go for tetanus toxoid injection.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.