What to do if your face is swollen?

The state of our appearance is a mirror of what is happening in the body. Most of the health problems are somehow reflected on the face, for example, as swelling. The reasons for their occurrence we will try to find out now.

What causes edema

If you woke up in the morning after an abundant dinner with friends and found that your face is swollen - it's unpleasant, but understandable. That is why it does not cause fear and anxiety. But if you can not establish an obvious reason for such a change in appearance, you do not succeed at once, it's worth worrying.

Any swelling is, as a rule, the result of the accumulation of excess fluid in the body. Such a condition can cause various diseases, a lack of any vitamins or trace elements, unbalanced nutrition, overwork, bad habits and, as a result, violations in the work of the cardiovascular, endocrine system, as well as the work of the kidneys and liver. You may find that you have swollen face and with an allergic reaction, both in mild and severe form of the disease.

If such appearance disorders appear regularly, then this is an occasion to consult a doctor. Remember that swelling of the face can accompany quite serious diseases! Only an expert can identify the cause and prescribe an adequate treatment that will help get rid of the illness that caused them and eventually from problems with appearance.

In which cases is especially dangerous, if your face is swollen

Medical assistance is extremely necessary if, together with a puffiness, one finds:

• Difficulty breathing;
• Feeling throat;
• Itching in the throat, and sometimes in the mouth;
• Pallor or cyanosis of the face;
• Bulging eyes, as well as redness and pain in their area;
• Swelling and swelling of the face after a head injury is always an occasion to turn to an "ambulance" without delay.

How to remove swelling from the eyes and face

But with those swelling that does not cause fear, you can try to cope on your own. It sounds paradoxical, but in order to improve the metabolism of the body, you need to drink plenty of water. Yes, in case of lack of moisture, the body takes measures to accumulate it. But we are talking only about clean water, but caffeinated drinks, like alcohol, salty and smoked food, provoke a puffy face.

You can remove it by compressing it with cold water or ice. By the centuries, it is good to put cucumber slices or moist tea bags. Often helps even a high pillow, which will avoid puffiness. And in folk medicine, infusion from the roots of dandelions is suggested . For this, the dried root is ground, poured with boiling water and allowed to infuse (five volumes of water are necessary for one volume of the root). This healing infusion is taken at night and immediately after sleep.

If you have swollen face, then the potato mask will also help. For it, rub the raw tuber and put on the skin. After soaking for about 20 minutes, the mask is rinsed off. The same effect is provided by the juice of the potato, in which it is necessary to moisten the napkin, apply it to problem areas for at least 15 minutes.

Having found out swelling on the face, remember that this is not a disease, but only a consequence of some violations in the body, so be careful and careful. Consult only a doctor and do not let the problem of swollen face continue to touch you!