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How To Get Rid Of Bruises With Natural Ways

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

You can use various methods to get rid of a bruise. Bruise is the body tissue injury, which causes the blood flow of the cardiovascular system settles in the surrounding tissues, and not accompanied by tearing of the skin layer. Usually caused by a blunt object collision. Bruise cause bluish or blackish skin. If there is bleeding in the bruises called a hematoma.


Bruise can cause pain but generally harmless. Bruise can sometimes lead to serious consequences, leading to something more threatening known as hematoma and may also be associated with other more serious injuries such as broken bones or internal bleeding. Small bruise easily recognized by the characteristic blue or purple a few days after the injury.

Pain in bruise usually mild to moderate and swelling that accompany are moderate to severe. Bruise that may occur is in the head, shoulders, elbows, hands, chest, abdomen and legs. Concussion on the head can lead to bruise and possible wound arise.

Various kinds of Bruises


a. Bruising of the brain: concussions

When the human brain is hit very hard on the skull, it can become bruise. The process begins when the first bag of three brain protective bag is torn. Blood flows out of the brain and into the second bags. It happened like pudding wrap with 3 bags, and pudding was torn. So a lumpy pudding came out and trapped in the second bags. People who suffered a brain hemorrhage could pass out or lose consciousness in a long time.

b. Bruise on the skin

This is the most common. A patch of skin the size of a postage stamp could be overwhelmed by the small blood vessels of about one meter long. When the blood vessels collided, they broke and blood dripping into the bottom layers of skin. The top layer of skin has absolutely no blood vessels. It serve to keep the blood not to leak out. If blood gets out, the name is wound. Sometimes wounds can also surrounded by a bruise.

c. Bruised eyes: Eyes Panda or periorbital ecchymosis

Eye itself is not actually turn out to be purple or blue, just the skin around the eyes that is changing color. Sometimes small blood vessels in the eye can rupture and make eyes became red.

d. Nail Bruised: Subungual Hematoma

For example, when your hand wedged the door or hit with a hammer. Nail itself is not bruise, that is the skin bleed under the nail. The problem with bruise is the pressure, the pressure causes pain.

Causes of Bruises


Here are some things that can cause bruise:
  • Injury accidents
  • Physical violence
  • Fall down
  • Bleeding disorders
  • Hemophilia
  • Immune disorders
  • Aplastic anemia
  • Stomach ulcers
  • Bleeding vascular

Tips To Get Rid Of Bruise


1. To speed up the healing process (bruising of the skin), pack ice is one effective way on the first day. Ice pack can you paste it directly into the skin.

2. Vitamin K cream or arnica cream can help relieve bruise faster. Despite a bruise on the lower body (eg: feet) is usually slower to heal than bruise on the arm.

3. Bandage bruised foot with an elastic bandage to stop bleeding more quickly, so do not be too severe.

4. To bruise on nail, this way, is rarely used, that is by removing the pressure from under nail. Usually the doctor will use a hot needle to make a small hole in the bottom of nail, so that blood can flow out. However, this method should not be tried for those that wear fake nails, because the heat of the needle can make fake nail burned.

5. Elevate the bruised area. Reduce blood flow to the area with gravity's help. Lifting the bruised area so that it's above your heart will prevent blood from pooling in the bruised area, and reduce discoloration. if the bruise is on your leg, settle onto the couch and rest your leg on top of a few pillows. If your arm is bruised, try to prop it up on an armrest or a few pillows, so that it's at heart-level or above.

Home Remedies To Get rid of Bruises

  • Ice. Attaching an ice bags wrapped in a thin cloth to the bruise without giving a lot of pressure. It is useful to reduce swelling and stop the internal bleeding.
  • Vitamin C. Consumption of vitamin C to prevent bruise due to thickening of blood vessel walls. Vitamin C helps restore skin problems and internal bleeding.
  • Cabbage. Flatten the cabbage then put on bruises. Cabbage contains anti-inflammatory substances.
  • Parsley leaves. parsley has a few vitamins that will work as a wound treatment. mashed of parsley leaves and apply to the wound until a blue or black bruise disappear.
  • Arnica Gel. This gel has been long used in bruises remedies. This herb stimulates circulation, promotes healing, as well as mosturizes skin. It's natural so it can be used as often as necessary for bruising.
  • Butter. It has been used for decades to treat minor bruises and burns.
  • Castor Oil. Rub castor oil on the bruise and not only help it to heal quick it'll also reduce peeling.
  • Onion. Onions are great for bruises because they have both anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties. You can place a slice of raw onion over your bruise.
  • Vinegar. You can mix vinegar with some warm water and apply to bruise. vinegar can increases blood flow and helps with healing.
  • Raw Potato. You can apply a shredded raw potato to relieve bruises.

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