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Q: Can be used as a cold compress?
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Perhaps you enquire regarding 'hot and cold compress' as used for sprains and tissue damage.


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Could the inquiry been about hot and cold compress, a method used to relieve sprains.


Should you use a hot or cold compress on a swollen lip?

I have just learned that if you have an infection you should NOT use heat. The reason being is that it draws the infection out, and encourages it to spread. Cold is the way to go if you are going to use a compress (although it may be difficult. I know that a warm compress has helped me more than a cold compress.)


How long you use a hot or cold compress maximum?

Hot compress should be use 5-10mins. It should alternately do with the cold compress for a better result.


Is it proper to use a cold compress at the site of a femoral artery incision post angiography?

A cold compress will assist in decreasing the amount of swelling.


Is cold compress bad for tired muscles?

A cold compress is good for swollen tissues. For tired muscles the best thing is heat or massage.


I have some post operative swelling should I use a hot or cold compress?

Cold compress or ice pack (frozen peas or something else similar).


After Liposuction bruises and swollen hot or cold compress?

Post cosmetic surgery you should use warm compress. My mother just had a breast reduction and was instructed to use a warm compress. Cold compress is to reduce swelling or inflammation after an injury like a spained ankle. Wish you the best in the healing process.


What is a cold compress used for in a first aid kit?

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series of hot and cold water applications. A hot compress (as hot as an individual can tolerate) is applied for three minutes followed by an ice cold compress for 30 seconds


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Make a compress and put it on the needed area. If you don't know how to make one then ask a russian.