# Why does your face swell when you c ry

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 7, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-your-face-swell-when-you-c-ry/173758 "2003-05-07T20:53:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-your-face-swell-when-you-c-ry/173758/1 "2003-05-07T20:53:05Z")

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As the title reads, why does this happen? I can understand eyes being irritated but it seems my whole face is puffy the next day after a good cry. Why does that happen?