A member asked:

Should i go to the emergency room for increasingly swollen lips from a sunburn on sunday? i've been drinking lots of water, iced, used cucumbers, and took about 3 doses of benadryl yesterday. they have become increasingly more swollen since yesterday morn

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. G Funari answered

This : This should be evaluated, try your physicians office to see if they will take you in today as an emergency, if not try an urgent care facility and as a last resort see an emergency department. You need to be evaluated since this is increasing in size and it may not be related to the sun.

Answered 10/17/2016

5.3k views

Thank

Sun poisoning: This is the non medical term for overexposure to many damaging rays. This is an inflammatory reaction by your tissues, and benedryl will not help. Ice was a good idea, but your dr. May deceide to place you on a steroid to reduce the swelling.

Answered 10/5/2016

5.3k views

Thank

Related Questions

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more