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Suggest Treatment For Bruising On Arm After Injury
Question: I whacked my left lower arm without scratch surface but it turned bruised and bleeding
Brief Answer:
Put ice on it!
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
I'm sorry you got injured. From reading your question, is it that you bruised your arm but there is no opening/laceration? The bleeding is under the skin?
The thing to do now is to put ice on it to minimize the inflammation and bleeding. A bag of crushed ice or frozen vegetables wrapped in a thin cloth should be put on the arm, and apply for 20 minutes, then off for 20 minutes, then do again - as often as possible. Also put a few pillows under your arm to raise it above the level of your heart. Most of the bruising will happen in the first 72 hours.
Some studies show that Vitamin C helps with the integrity of the blood vessels, so consider taking 500 mg vitamin C twice a day.
Please let me know if I can provide further information or clarification. I hope this helps.
Put ice on it!
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
I'm sorry you got injured. From reading your question, is it that you bruised your arm but there is no opening/laceration? The bleeding is under the skin?
The thing to do now is to put ice on it to minimize the inflammation and bleeding. A bag of crushed ice or frozen vegetables wrapped in a thin cloth should be put on the arm, and apply for 20 minutes, then off for 20 minutes, then do again - as often as possible. Also put a few pillows under your arm to raise it above the level of your heart. Most of the bruising will happen in the first 72 hours.
Some studies show that Vitamin C helps with the integrity of the blood vessels, so consider taking 500 mg vitamin C twice a day.
Please let me know if I can provide further information or clarification. I hope this helps.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Is there a way to send you a photo? This occurred 3 days ago and looks terrible. I did not crack the surface when I hit my arm, but after just a couple minutes, it was bleeding, as if the blood surfaced on its own . Now it just looks a very very bad . It is not bleeding. It does not hurt. But it looks nasty I don't think applying ice or elevating it will make any difference. I'm just curious about this result. It's not a simple black and blue mark I'm asking about Thank you
Brief Answer:
Yes, you can upload photos.
Detailed Answer:
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The upload button should be on the right side of the page where you post questions.
Yes, you can upload photos.
Detailed Answer:
If you have some good quality digital photos, you can upload them by your question.
If you can't get back to the page where you can upload them, and if you have a month's subscription, you can close this discussion and repost your question with the uploaded photos - but write my name at the beginning of the post or it won't get to me.
The upload button should be on the right side of the page where you post questions.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I could not find a place to upload a photo in this website so I looked you up on google and texted to the Angie's list # 0000
Brief Answer:
That is a cell phone number.
Detailed Answer:
The number you texted is my personal cell phone number and I don't get good pictures on that. Try closing this discussion and reposting a new question with my name in the first line. You'll see on the right side of the page (where you post the new question) a button that says "Reports" or upload reports or something to that effect.
That is a cell phone number.
Detailed Answer:
The number you texted is my personal cell phone number and I don't get good pictures on that. Try closing this discussion and reposting a new question with my name in the first line. You'll see on the right side of the page (where you post the new question) a button that says "Reports" or upload reports or something to that effect.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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