swollen lip from pimple

I am on day 3 of a zit on my lower lip that got out of control and swelled my lower lip to 3x normalsize.  Yesterday in the walk in clinic the young Indian doctor tried for 20 mins to pop it by squeezing and manipulating.  It just about killed me it hurt so much.  Now I am on antibiotics to kill the cyst

Some tips for those suffering from this:

Tylenol is not an anti- inflammatory, so make sure to use Ibuprofen (Advil) for your swelling and pain control.

Cold compress does not help.  Needs to be warm compress 5 times a day for 30 minutes.  You want to bring the pus to the surface.

Doctor thinks that by 24 hours from now the situation will be better due to Ibuprofen and antibiotics.

 

 

Tuesday Morning and Afternoon I dont have this swell lips..I feel something did bit (insect) me and it looks like (lower lip) or its like a pimple. Before that I had an acne/or boil (chin) a week ago and I did pop it out and I remember the blood went a bit on my lip area. Tuesday evening , I had a peanut butter with crunch in it and after 20 minutes I feel something on my lips like hurts and then when I look at the mirror I see it's swelling and I ask my sister what is this? she said it might be an allergy or boils/acne coz u had acne/boil on ur chin days ago. I woke up next day morning (Wednesday) My lower lip is fully swollen (I never had this in my whole life, I know its not a herpes coz Ive seen a picture online. No zit,crust,blisters etc...and I feel something abscess inside my lower lip like acne/abscess...I didnt kiss or touch anyone for almost 8 months. I just work at home) I took anti-biotics Cloxacillin and anti inflamatory (anti allergy). I dont think I have deficiency on Vitamin B coz I have bunch of vitamins such as Zinc, Selenium, Vitamin B complex, Biotin, CoQ10 and Vitamin D and A.  My lip still swell of course and I kept putting some shea butter and tooth paste and the Bioderm ointment for acne/boil..After several day like 3 days the swell goes down....and I feel an abcess on my right lip (only right part of my lip is swelling not the left part anymore or the whole lip) and then after a week the swell are gone but the abscesses still there (small 1/2 raisin size) its red shiny (no zit/puss) the abscess doesnt feel hurt after a week...still finishing my anti-biotic..its 11th day then I try to apply the Turmeric and sugar with coconut oil on my lips coz turmeric is anti septic or anti bacterial...after I took a shower and i look at the mirror it seems the abscess pop out (bleeding with some clear  white I think thats a puss/zit) and I kept draining it and the swell are gone and I feel comfortable...and Im Happy its back to normal. I waited for two or 3 days maybe I will get this again to other part of my body like my hands coz when I drained the blood it went tru on my chin and on my hand. coz I read it somewhere if u have this herpes it possible will spread out on other part of the body. Thank god nothing happen...I believe its not HSV...

*I put ice and hot compress for the swell and burning sensation

* Bioderm Ointment it contains  Zinc oxide, Benzoic Acid, Sulfur and Salicylic acid (evening) and Shea butter (morning)

* NO fever at all...its weird I had it. 

 

 

It may be a Boyle. Talk to your doctor or dermatologist.

yes, I guess. its gone now...i tried to drain it when I start seeing leaking and some blood went to my hand...was kinda worried maybe if its a hsv it will be infected on my hand but thank god its not. :) so its not HSV

I get this all the time! It's super annoying especially when you know you will be going out in the public where people can see it. Right now, I have one right on the side of my columella (skin between the two nostril openings) and it has swelled so much that it is affecting part of my nose and upper lip where the cupid's bow should be. Not only is it painful, but I am attending a huge FORMAL wedding soon!!! Ugh, if anyone has any suggestions, please post!!! 

Also, a few tips, do NOT try and pop the zit especially not with a needle! If you pop an ingrown zit, you make it worse since the pus and bacteria spreads underneath, increasing the infected area so that you wake up the next day with a more swollen and painful face. Not to mention, I remember reading somewhere that you're not supposed to pop zits anywhere on the face in general. So, even if the zit is on the surface or even has a head, don't pop it. 

I actually am going through the same thing, after I kissed my boyfriend on the cheek I noticed that I had a bump on my lip. It turned into this painful whitehead and now my lip is swollen... I tried peroxide to dry it out but it didn't work. I don't want to pop it because it might scar... Can anyone help??? :(

Omg the same thing is happening to me right now! What did u end up doin? And did it go away?!

Umm ! There's a difference between a cold sore & a pimple!

Its a boil collecting under the skin use hot compresses to draw together the puss and root faster!

I have had the same issue but the pimple actually turned out to be a small boil. Antibiotics help get rid of the infection and heat compress a few times a day brings out the last of the horrible stuff in the boil. Swelling is the result of the tenseness in the area. Very painful, ibuprofen helps with pain and swelling.

I am currently in the middle of the same problem: Tiny pimple on the ridge of my lip, I squeezed it and now I have huge swelling, pulsing, and pain. It's at it's worst in the morning and then goes down a bit, but right back to huge inflammation the following morning.  I went to the doctors today and she said it was cellulitis and put me on cephalexin which will kill the bacteria. If you can't make it to a doctor right away I suiggest an aspirin regimen which will help with the swelling, and hot compresses to draw the bacteria out.  Definitely see a doctor because it can spread to your lymphnodes or brain which is bad news bears. Hope this helps!

if it gets really bad and if u cant make it go down and it gets worse go to er! On sunday 1/5/14 around 10am i popped a pimple inside my nose and later it started swelling, around 8pm i found this site and tried suggestions such as mashing knuckle against swelling to make it leak out and putting antibiotic cream...around 4am next morning (monday) it was super swollen and felt like it was gonna burst! Went to the ER and they put me on an ivy with 2 types of antibiotic, fast forward 3 days, today is wed im still at hospital on antibiotics and my lip almost looks normal. Maybe 1-2 more days i might be good to go home. So basically around 5 days hospitalized(still am, right now am typing on ipad. Dr says the danger is if swelling travels to eyes ears or brain...could do so,e serious permanent damage to thos areas. If u cant get it to go down go to er...dont put ur health at risk!! It stinks but could be worse i guess :(

This is happening to me right now , you should try maybe popping the pimple or try putting a ice pack to reduce the swelling . Good luck

I had a "starting" zit near the opening of my nose. I soaked it with a cotton and a facial cleanser/toner then placed an acne cream. I realized that my upper lip (just below the zit area) started to swell. I went to the doctor the next day and she gave me an antibiotic. It reduced the swelling, but not completely gone. It's the sixth day of my antibiotic and the swelling is still there. I tried to put on hot and cold compress but nothing. I'm going to wait for a few more days and see if it will be gone.

SUCESS!!! Honey & Black Tea

The pimple showed up right under my lip on Tues. When I woke up Friday morning one side of my lip was swollen. I couldn't get into my derm, thou they told me this does happen & suggest I could try urgent care for an injection. I've had cystic pimple before & that's what they've done.

I tried an Epson salt compress on Friday afternoon & evening, but it didn't help with the swelling. Saturday (this morning) it was twice as swollen! I tried icing it, but that barely did anything.

I lathered on honey, a thick coat, on the effected area & frequently checked it & added more if it would start to drip off. Leave it on for 20 MINUTES (I set a timer!) & at 10 minutes start steeping a bag of Black Tea in about 1/2C of warm water (as hot as the sink goes should do).  I GENTLY wiped off the Honey with a damp paper towel after the timer. Then, I squeezed out the Tea Bag & used that as a compress for 10 MINUTES, again, with a timer, keep it on the whole time!

That reduced the swelling AND pain about 75%! I did it again in about 30-60 minutes & it was down about 90%! After I showered, I used honey as a "lip gloss" (very thin, just on the lip, not the skin around the pimple) & the swelling is BARELY noticable =)

I'm still going to buy some Abrevia, just in case. With the honey & tea combo working I'm 99.9% sure it's just a cystic pimple, but I can't see how it'd hurt.

Hope that helps everyone else as much as it did me!