I tripped and fell on uneven pavement yesterday, injuring the palms of my hands, one knee, and one of my cheekbones, which came into contact with the pavement when I fell. At first the cheekbone just had a red mark, without any real pain, but in a few hours developed swelling and slight tenderness when touched, still not really painful. It's been 36 hours but the swelling and tenderness is still there, also the skin of the cheek fells hot as if inflamed, and a dark-colored bruise is starting to be visible through the skin on my cheek. I have been applying ice packs on my cheekbone a few times a day. Could this be just a bruised, but not broken cheekbone? (No real pain, just slight tenderness, and the swelling, and warmness, and the dark bruising). All other injuries are already getting better - the wounded skin on my palms and on my knee is already healing (I put antibiotic ointment there). I am just concerned about the cheekbone, but if this would not seem to be broken, then I would rather not subject myself to a facial X-Ray or Cat Scan (which would be the equivalent of 500 X-Rays). Any advice? Many thanks for your time.