It seems like in the past two weeks I’ve been getting more busted lips then I’ve ever gotten training. Getting a nice elbow to the face will cut you up real quick. The other day I got elbowed in the mouth and it cut the left side of my lip wide open. So it started to swell of course and since I lack the common sense it got really fat.
What To Do?
Ice it as soon as you can, I don’t know why I didn’t ice my lip but I paid dividends the next morning. It would make sense to put neosporin on it but there is a warning that tells you not to swallow it, so that’s out of the question. I also want to make a note that I had a major cut inside of my lip.
I was reading an article and it said to use honey. Apparently honey has been used to treat cuts forever now, don’t ask me to explain how because I don’t know but it works. So before bed every night, I would just put a little bit of honey on my lips (both on the outside and inside). The inside of of your lip heals way after than the outside of your lip.
If you have blistex or any medicated chapstick, it will speed up the healing. Stay away from salty and spicey foods. You probably shouldn’t plan any dates if you have a fat lip, so if you already have a date, reschedule. Just tell the person “I got a really hurt training for my upcoming cage fight.” It’ll sound really badass and impress your prospect.
