Are dark bruises bad

Answer 1

Bruise coloring goes through a natural progression. At first, it can look purplish or pink to reddish. This is because blood from cappillaries (very small blood vessels) has leaked into surrounding tissues.

Within a day or so, bruises can look brown or black showing that the previous bleeding under the skin is "old". From the moment a bruise occurs, the body sends natural defenses to the area to do "clean up" inside and help it heal. Macrophages is one of the primary defenses; they are like little "Pack Man" parts of each cell that go in and take out the tissue bleeding. They bring more oxygen into the area to help healing; this is why bruises sometimes feel hotter than other skin.

After 3 days to 2 weeks, bruises can take on a rainbow of colors, from pink, purple, black, green, etc. The changing color again indicates how long ago a bruise happened. None of these colors are worrisome, although they can look quite bad.

If a bruise develops a lump, or if you tend to bruise easily, you should see a doctor to get it checked out.

Answer 2

No, but the skin may stay touchy for awhile after the bruise clears. I smashed my fingers in my garage door and the skin is still a little senstive in that area. Make sure you put ice on an area when a bruise could be that will help it, but you have to do it in the first 20 min.

Answer 3

Yes. But it might go away. If it doesn't go away go see a doctor .