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Swollen Cheeks Causes, Red, In Toddler and Inside Mouth

Why are your cheeks swollen in the morning? Swelling in cheek could be due to sensitivity allergic substances, mumps and facial edema. The various causes of swelling of cheeks and face indicate other serious health problems, infections or conditions. It can occur in children and adults.

Swollen cheek causes including face

What causes swollen cheeks? Read on to unlock information on swollen cheeks, causes, and other signs to look out for.

1. Allergic reaction

Allergies and reaction to allergens are one of the common causes of facial swelling and swollen cheeks. One is said to have an allergic reaction to a certain allergen or substance when the immune system produces a reaction to counter the potentially harmful effects of the specific substances.

The most common types of allergen sources that would cause swelling in cheeks include bee stings, certain chemicals, medicines, and latex. There are also certain skin conditions that normally results in swelling. Such are eczema and contact dermatitis, which are locally referred to as skin allergies.

If an allergic reaction causes facial swelling, it could be mild or serious. Depending on one’s sensitivity, the symptoms of an allergic reaction can be revealed in various ways. Swollen cheek and eyes are common. Below are some of the signs or symptoms associated with allergic reactions.

Enlarged face or puffy face particularly the front cheeks, around eyes, eyelids, and lips,

Hives and skin rash, which can cause one to start itching. To confirm that it is a skin dermatitis then affected individuals have to undergo an allergy test,

Breathing problems, nasal congestion, et cetera.

Diarrhea,

Irritated red, itchy eyes, watery eyes,

A runny nose, sneezing,

Anyone can become sensitive to allergens and develop an allergy too. Moreover, it can run across families. Above all, children and adults altogether are victims of skin allergies.

As we have mentioned, there is great need to go for an allergy test in order to identify the type of allergies causing your suffering.

2. Certain infections

Certain infections can cause swelling in the skin. They include the following.

i. Cellulitis

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the skin. The bacteria causing it can enter through cuts in the skin or after you have an injury on the skin. This infection can cause a sudden swelling of the skin.

In the case of facial swelling, this infection can also result from certain complications resulting from untreated infections of the teeth. For instance, if you have a dental abscess there are chances of getting cellulitis.

This infection is characterized by a sudden swelling, redness of skin, warmth and tender skin to touching more so facial skin.

ii. Acute sinusitis

Another infection that can lead to a facial swelling is sinusitis although it at least causes mild cheek swelling.

iii. Mumps

This is another infection, which we shall look at later on.

3. Angioedema or facial edema

Angioedema and anaphylaxis can cause severe swelling in the skin with the latter (anaphylaxis) being a fatal condition. Unlike anaphylaxis, angioedema results in “severe swelling beneath the skin, especially of the face and the limbs.”

This implies that whole skin tissue is not enlarged but rather a superficial layer of skin is affected. The enlargement may occur on the left side of the face or the right side or both. For some people, angioedema will typically show up as “swelling under the skin often appearing around the eyes and lips.”

Although the real causes of facial oedemas are not known, it rarely causes pain as far as swelling is a typical sign.

4. After tooth extraction or removal

What do you expect after you have undergone tooth extraction? How long does it last? Tooth exactions are commonly on the molar, and wisdom tooth.

Minor extractions are less likely to cause any swelling of jawbone tissue. If swelling occurs, it tends to differ from one individual to the other.

However, swelling inside cheeks is what you highly expect if there is an extensive surgical operation required to deal with or remove them. This may largely interfere with and cause damage to soft tissue in the cheekbone. To a certain extent, it may lead to bone tissue removal for a successful operative action. What else would you expect?

Swelling which extends to the mouth and outside cheeks if several teeth are removed and tissue damage is extended,

Enlargement of one or even both sides of the face,

Swelling under the cheekbone and along jawbone extending to the lower ear part,

A toothache,

The functioning of soft tissue surrounding eyes could also be affected.

After your tooth is extracted, swelling may last up to three days and a few more hours.

Other causes

IgE mediated food allergies that lead cause abnormal reaction by immune system especially children,

A serious and persistent toothache,

Reactions produced after blood transfer,

Anaphylaxis,

Osteomyelitis also referred to as bone infection,

In babies or children

Perhaps you want to know why your baby’s cheek look swollen. Well, a majority of the reported cases of (facial) swollen cheeks in children is due to allergic reactions or anaphylaxis. The swelling could also be characterized by puffy eyes, itching. Check on the respective additional symptoms or take your baby to a children’s clinic for a checkup.

On the other hand, if the swelling is mild for many infants and small babies, then consider the other signs or symptoms of teething, infections such as cellulitis.

Red swollen cheeks in adults

From this discussion, it is agreeable that facial/cheek swelling may be accompanied with other symptoms. The set of symptoms are quite crucial in telling the problem that one has. However, that will depend on the causes. Presence of rash or red swollen face or cheeks in children and adults could be due to dermatitis such as contact dermatitis, eczema, cellulitis among other causes.

(08/10/2024)
by American Celiac

More Information: https://americanceliac.org/swollen-cheeks-causes-red-in-toddler-and-inside-mouth/

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