Edema of the face

The swelling of the face, which appeared in the morning hours after a night's sleep, causes a lot of unrest. Unpleasant cosmetic changes in appearance, caused by unclear reasons, are very worrying.

The swelling of the face can be a consequence of the use of alcoholic beverages or salty foods. Its main cause is a delay in the body, as well as in the tissues of the face, excessive fluid. But tumors can be a consequence not only of drinking alcohol and a large amount of salty foods. However, the edema of the face, from the point of view of medicine, regardless of the causes that cause it, is a symptom of excessive accumulation of fluid in the tissues.

It is important for any person to know what conditions trigger temporary, self-passing tumors, and which are a serious reason for seeking help from a specialist.

Edema of the face accompanies a large number of pathological processes. In order to be able to make the correct diagnosis, you need to know the accompanying symptoms, the area of distribution, as well as the duration of this condition.

If a patient is diagnosed with hypertension, facial edema and eyelid is one of a number of symptoms of the disease. Increased blood pressure may be accompanied by swelling of the hands and feet. The cause of this condition are disorders that appear in the work of the kidneys, which make it difficult to urinate and contribute to the accumulation of fluid in the body.

Puffiness of the face, which persists for a short time, can be the result of an allergic reaction of the body to the fur of an animal. A short interval of several minutes or hours is accompanied by a simultaneous difficulty in the respiratory function of the body, redness on the skin, feverish conditions, and a feeling of heat. Such a condition is a serious threat to the life of the patient and requires an immediate call to the "First Aid".

Angioedema of the face (angioedema ) in most cases is manifested in conjunction with urticaria. These pathologies are attributed to allergic diseases, the cause of which lies in the violation of the permeability of the walls of blood vessels. Quincke's edema and urticaria often portend anaphylactic shock. These diseases are symptoms of a food or drug allergic reaction. Most often they can appear as a result of taking such drugs as "Analgin" and "Aspirin", "Penicillin" and "Novocaine", as well as products such as fish and chicken eggs, whole milk and alcoholic beverages. Sometimes the causes of the development of edema Quincke and urticaria are allergens of fungal and bacterial origin, as well as bites bloodsucking.

If the tumor of the facial part persists for a long period of time, then it can be a consequence of various inflammatory processes, for example, sinusitis.

Swelling of the face can be a consequence of infectious diseases. It appears with mumps and dental abscess, conjunctivitis and inflammation of the eye orbit.

Possible causes of a person's tumor can also be trauma, burns and complications during pregnancy.