Advice on swelling?

Question

Need some advise into what reduces swelling as after an incident outside a club my hand is the size of a football and loots like a ginger root.

I tried tea tree oil but as my hand is covered in cuts it was more painful than actually hitting the chav in his cheeky face,,,,,, dam teeth.

So creams and salves only please unless it’s a guaranteed cure then a little pain I can cope with.

Answer 1

If you have cuts on your hands from contact with someones teeth, you have a high risk of a nasty infection.  It sounds like you already do if your hand has swollen up that big.  You may also have broken bones as a cause of the swelling.  Short term, ice will help reduce the swelling and inflammation.

You need to get urgent medical attention as you probably should be on intravenous antibiotics

Teatree oil, creams and salves are useless with this type of infection.  

Seriously...you need proper medical attention.  The risks are loss of your hand or blood poisoning which is potentially fatal.

Stop wasting your time asking Alties and strangers for advice and go to your nearest emergency room.

Answer 2

Focused relaxation to turn off the swelling responce and drain away excess fluids. It will hurt a whole bunch though.

Read http://www.helium.com/tm/148271 for further information.

Answer 3

was it a good fight?.... anyway if you have open cuts don't use any tea, herb, cream or so.. The simplest way is first to use lots of ice or cold water and then keep the hand above your head level to decrease the blood pressure. And... don't fight again until your hand is OK.. hope you won the fight...