Facial Problems, Noninjury: Check Your Symptoms

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Check Your Symptoms

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.

Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.

If you have any of the following symptoms, evaluate those symptoms first.

• Possible allergic reaction: Go to the topic Allergic Reaction.
• An injury to your face: Go to the topics Facial Injuries, Nose Injuries, or Eye Injuries.
• A headache: Go to the topic Headaches.
• Facial pain or swelling following a burn, sunburn, or exposure to cold temperature: Go to the topics Burns, Sunburn, or Cold Temperature Exposure.
• A rash: Go to the topic Rash, Age 12 and Older.

Yes

Do you have any vision changes?

Yes

Do you have changes in feeling or sensation in your face, but you do not have other loss of function?

Yes

Do you have facial pain?

Yes

Do you have facial swelling?

Yes

Do you have sinus pain or pressure?

Yes

Do you continue to have facial symptoms despite treatment with antibiotics?

Yes

Do you have a rash or blisters on the face?

Other Symptoms to Watch For

Do you have any of the following symptoms?

• Dental or mouth problems: Go to the topic Mouth Problems, Noninjury.
• Jaw problems: Go to the topic Temporomandibular (TM) Disorders.
• A painful facial lump: Go to the topic Swollen Glands and Other Lumps Under the Skin.
• An insect or spider bite or sting: Go to the topic Insect Bites and Stings and Spider Bites.

If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.

Last updated:	May 15, 2007
Author:	Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Reviewed By:	William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer