What should I do if my baby's lips are swollen?

When we were young, we were inevitably naughty and often hurt ourselves. This is also true during infancy, when babies crawl around even though they can't run around. If you fall off the bed accidentally, you will inevitably hurt yourself. It’s okay to bruise your knee, but it’s troublesome if your lips are swollen because babies have no judgment, so you can’t apply medicine casually. Because children's resistance is not as strong as adults, they cannot take medicine, which makes everyone very worried. Here we will introduce what to do if your baby’s lips are swollen from a fall.

1. In the early stage, you can apply local cold compress to reduce edema and stop bleeding. After two days, you can apply hot compress to promote the absorption of edema. When the bleeding is small, there is generally no big problem. It is recommended to go to the local hospital's ENT department for a nasal endoscopy and a radiographic examination of the nasal bone to rule out fractures and other injuries. If there are abnormalities, treatment will be given based on the examination results. You can choose ice packs for cold compresses. If you don’t have ice packs at home, you can put milk in a plastic bag in the freezer. Then when you use it, just wrap it with a thin towel. This is a simple way to use an ice pack. Apply ice for 5-10 minutes each time, 3 times a day. Hot compress can be applied with a warm towel. If the mucous membrane is not damaged, it can be applied to the affected area. If the mucous membrane is damaged, it needs to be applied around the wound, avoiding the wound. Use iodine glycerin to disinfect the affected area and prevent infection.

2. For a baby's mouth that is swollen and broken, one way is to take anti-inflammatory drugs such as cephalosporin.

Amoxicillin, etc., to prevent infection. One method is to use iodine tincture for local disinfection. Generally speaking, babies should avoid eating high-calorie raw and cold foods.

Spicy food. You can drink more water on a regular basis

3. Local soft tissue injury will not be a big problem. There is no wound and no need for debridement and suture surgery. You can handle it yourself at home. If you have just been injured, you can apply cold compress with a cold towel and spray Yunnan Baiyao aerosol locally to reduce swelling and relieve pain; take oral anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent secondary infection; if it hurts to open your mouth, you can temporarily eat liquid or semi-liquid food without chewing, and the food should not be too hot to avoid aggravating the swelling.

4. Rinse your mouth with salt water to disinfect it. If the injury is serious, you need to pay attention to whether it is infected with ulcers. If there is an infected ulcer, you can use pediatric Kaihoujian spray externally and pay attention to the body temperature.