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What Is The Pain And Swelling After An Injury In Spite Of Taking Medication?
Hello , i had bruised lip i had s fight Saturday night and since then the first two days was no pain at all , but the last two days are painful(after the first 2 days ) even thou am taking ibuprofen and the pain is not going away , i have fears that it got infected , am seeing white spots surrounding red/black bruise and even thou the upper outside lip is healing , its expanding in the inside , is it infected or shall i wait more ?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
It seems that there might be having infection on bruised lip.
In this case you might require one course of antibiotic for 3-5 days.
In such case ibuprofen gives relief for some time.
Ok and take care.
It seems that there might be having infection on bruised lip.
In this case you might require one course of antibiotic for 3-5 days.
In such case ibuprofen gives relief for some time.
Ok and take care.
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