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What type of doctor do I see for a swollen lip
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Linder answered
42 years experience Family Medicine
FP: You should see your family doctor for a swollen lip.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Chiu answered
56 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Allergist: Unless you got punched at the lip recently, see an allergist.
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Dr. Anifat Balogun answered
28 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Lip swelling: What caused you lip to swell, and how long has it been swollen for? Is your lip also painful? Due to the fact that the lip does not typically swell wi ... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Adam Tripp answered
14 years experience Psychiatry
Yes: This may be the beginning of a skin infection, a cellulitis, that may need antibiotics for treatment, and could become more serious and systemic witho ... Read More
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Dr. Anifat Balogun answered
28 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Swollen lips: What you are able to use to treat a swollen lip, depends on the cause of the swelling, and what part of the lip is swollen. If the swelling is due to ... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Chiu answered
56 years experience Allergy and Immunology
May take 3 days: It may take 3 days until a massive swollen lip can get back to normal. Consider taking antihistamine pill as well.
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
Hello. : Hello. I don't know if the doctor would order blood work or not. However, if you are particularly afraid of needles (which many people are), it is imp ... Read More
A female asked:
Dr. Susan Arnoult answered
24 years experience Family Medicine
Ice: Ice it. Take some benedryl.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Manami Yamaguchi answered
24 years experience Dentistry
Depends: This depends on the severity and reason. If it is from accidental lip-biting and without any open wound, you will see the healing takes place within a ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein answered
32 years experience Cosmetic Dentistry
Yes.: Depends on why it was swollen. An allergic reaction, if mild, can disappear overnight. Trauma to the lip, such as a blow received in a fight or a cut ... Read More
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