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i have a huge pimple on my chin that has caused my chin and ...


Sent to Health Experts January 09, 2006 12:29 p.m.
i have a huge pimple on my chin that has caused my chin and lower lip to swell up a lot. it is very painful and has been for the past 24 hours. My chin was soft but has hardened up now. What should i do? I have tried takin asprin and it helps the swelling only for a little bit
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January 09, 2006 12:41 p.m. (11 minutes and 48 seconds later)
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Sent January 09, 2006 1:02 p.m. (21 minutes and 5 seconds later)
I have already squeezed it. Is it possible that it is infected? if so what should i do?
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January 09, 2006 1:05 p.m. (3 minutes and 26 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
If it wasn't ready then chances are the core of it has not come out and you may have irritated it or may have an infection. Try the warm compress several times today and see if you can draw it closer to the surface. If doing the warm compress doesn't help then you should see your doctor for possible antibiotic. If severe enough it may need to be drained, but that would be the worse case scenario. I would do the warm compress and go from there.. Hope that helps.
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Sent January 09, 2006 1:07 p.m. (1 minute and 46 seconds later)
what exactly is a warm compress?
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January 09, 2006 1:12 p.m. (5 minutes and 5 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
Take a wash cloth and run in the hot water (as hot as you can handle) and apply that to the area. You can do this several times a day which helps draw the pus/infection part toward the skin surface.
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Sent January 09, 2006 1:22 p.m. (10 minutes and 2 seconds later)
Does icing do anything to it?
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January 09, 2006 1:25 p.m. (2 minutes and 28 seconds later) 		ACCEPTED Check Mark

Ice will only help with the inflamation part. It won't help draw it to the surface.

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