Edema of the face, which appeared in the morning after a night's sleep, causes a lot of excitement. Unpleasant cosmetic changes in appearance, caused by incomprehensible reasons, are very alarming.
Facial edema may result from drinking alcohol or salty foods. Its main reason is a delay both in the body and in the tissues of the face, excess fluid. But tumors can be the result not only of alcohol and large amounts of salty food. However, facial edema, 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 which conditions cause temporary, passing by themselves tumors, and which are a serious reason for seeking help from a specialist.
Facial edema accompanies a large number of pathological processes. In order to be able to make a correct diagnosis, it is necessary to know the symptoms accompanying it, the area of distribution, and also the duration of this condition.
If the patient is diagnosed with hypertension, swelling of the face and eyelids is one of a number of symptoms of this disease. An increase in blood pressure may be accompanied by tumors of the hands and feet. The cause of this condition is a violation that appears in the kidneys, which make it difficult to urinate and contribute to the accumulation of fluid in the body.
Swelling of the face, persisting for a short time, may be the result of an allergic reaction of the body to the coat of any animal. A short period of several minutes or hours is accompanied simultaneously by difficulty in the respiratory function of the body, redness on the skin, fever, as well as a feeling of heat. This condition is a serious threat to the patient’s life and requires an immediate call to the ambulance.
Angioedema of the face ( Quincke's edema) in most cases manifests itself together with urticaria. These pathologies are classified as 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 occur as a result of taking drugs such as Analgin and Aspirin, Penicillin and Novocain, as well as products such as fish and chicken eggs, whole milk and alcoholic beverages. Sometimes the causes of the development of Quincke's edema and urticaria are allergens of fungal and bacterial origin, as well as bites of bloodsucking.
If the tumor of the front 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 the result of infectious diseases. It appears with mumps and tooth abscess, conjunctivitis and inflammation of the orbit of the eye.
Possible causes of a facial tumor can also be injuries, burns and complications during pregnancy.