http://firstaidlist.com/bruises/how-do-i-treat-black-and-blue-bruises Wed, 05 May 2010 03:42:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://firstaidlist.com/bruises/how-do-i-treat-black-and-blue-bruises/comment-page-1#comment-625 thathockeychick23 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:07:59 +0000 http://firstaidlist.com/bruises/how-do-i-treat-black-and-blue-bruises#comment-625 You can't make a bruise go away or anything like that. A bruise is broken vessels underneath the skin bleeding. That's what causes the bruise. I've never heard of if you don't treat a bruise they reappear. I'm thinking that's a myth. But if you have swelling you can take care of that by icing the injured area for 20 minutes on 20 minutes off for the next two hours. But nothing is going to make a bruise go away, it will go away on it's on.<br><b>References : </b><br>Athletic training major, first aid certified, athlete You can't make a bruise go away or anything like that. A bruise is broken vessels underneath the skin bleeding. That's what causes the bruise. I've never heard of if you don't treat a bruise they reappear. I'm thinking that's a myth. But if you have swelling you can take care of that by icing the injured area for 20 minutes on 20 minutes off for the next two hours. But nothing is going to make a bruise go away, it will go away on it's on.
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Athletic training major, first aid certified, athlete

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