Infiltrate, called in the common people a cone after an injection, is one of the negative consequences of an injection. Most often, these subcutaneous formations are accompanied by oil-based injections, less often cones appear due to improper (fast) administration of the drug, as well as with its large volume. How to treat bumps from injections? This question worries people for whom injections are given in courses with a frequency of less than half a month. During this time, the infiltrate should resolve on its own. If instead the bumps become denser and cause discomfort, and an increased temperature is added to the general condition, the possibility of an abscess (suppuration as a result of infection) is not excluded.
Prevention of the appearance of infiltrate
To the question "how to treat bumps from injections" and the discomfort from them did not accompany you throughout the course of injections, it is enough to follow some simple rules. In principle, every doctor or nurse with experience should know them:
- give an injection with a syringe with a long needle;
- warm the contents of the ampoule before administration in the palm of your hand;
- carry out the procedure as slowly as possible.
As for the patient himself, it is important not to supercool and not to wet the injection area with water for the first 2-3 hours. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to adhere to these rules, so some people know firsthand what happens after bumps. What to do and how to alleviate the condition at home?
Drug treatment
Drug treatment of cones from injections is aimed at warming up. For this
use simple and affordable means:
- Iodine. With the help of it they "draw" a net.
- Magnesium sulfate. Used in the form of a compress: a gauze swab is moistened with liquid and attached to a bump overnight, secured with a band-aid.
- Vishnevsky ointment. Effective remedy even with strong hardening. The unique composition (castor oil, tar, xeroform) allows you to relieve swelling, activate blood circulation and relieve inflammation.
- UHF warming up.
All procedures, except warming up, are carried out at home by the course until the cones from the injections disappear. How to treat more complex forms of infiltrate, for example, with an abscess or hematoma? In these cases, it is better to consult a doctor. Hematomas are treated with compresses, but suppuration will have to be fought with broad-spectrum antibiotics. In extreme cases, with severe complications, surgery occurs.
Folk remedies
How to treat cones for injections, if for some reason medications can not be used? In such cases, traditional medicine is quite effective. For example, honey.
It has always been distinguished for its healing properties and is used to treat bumps after injections.
- Honey cake is made from honey, butter and raw yolk. All components are thoroughly mixed, rolled into a cake, which is applied to the sore spot. Top covered with fabric and fixed.
- An effective massage using a mixture of honey and aloe juice.
- At night, you can make a compress of honey and rye flour (1: 1).
Despite its beneficial qualities, honey is an allergen. How to treat bumps from injections to people who are prone to this allergy? In such cases, compresses from medicinal herbs and other products are used:
- From the leaves of cabbage or burdock.
- From cottage cheese warmed up in a water bath.
- From tincture of propolis.
- From pre-crushed cranberries.
- From rice cereals and water.
During treatment, it is important not to be cold and not in a draft, to wrap a sore spot with a warm scarf or scarf.