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What Causes Bruise Across The Breast After An Injury?
2 nights ago I was a passenger in a car accident and refused treatment because I felt little to no pain. When I woke up the next morning my body was sore (as expected) and a bruise across my left breast appeared. It was and still is tender to the touch, but today I noticed it was turning bright pink in two places and hard right above it. Should I be worried or give it a few more days before consulting medical treatment?
Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Hello,
As per my clinical experience, the bruise across breast after car accident is seemingly related to laceration following skin or subcutaneous tissue pressure at particular place.
As the period of 2 days have passed, the bruise would be in healing phase, but the scab overlying is going to give stretching sensation of some sort for an another couple of days.
My guidelines at present:
- Keep the part clean with antiseptic liquid or soap
- Local application of polymycin cream 3 times a day
- Avoid tight clothing
- Tablet ibuprofen (400 mg) 3 times a day after meals if no history of drug sensitivity
Do follow up after 2 days about the progress, if possible with the photo pic of the bruise to evaluate the healing status. There is no need to visit an ER and pay handsome dollars.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
As per my clinical experience, the bruise across breast after car accident is seemingly related to laceration following skin or subcutaneous tissue pressure at particular place.
As the period of 2 days have passed, the bruise would be in healing phase, but the scab overlying is going to give stretching sensation of some sort for an another couple of days.
My guidelines at present:
- Keep the part clean with antiseptic liquid or soap
- Local application of polymycin cream 3 times a day
- Avoid tight clothing
- Tablet ibuprofen (400 mg) 3 times a day after meals if no history of drug sensitivity
Do follow up after 2 days about the progress, if possible with the photo pic of the bruise to evaluate the healing status. There is no need to visit an ER and pay handsome dollars.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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