Beauty Care

[haroonkhan85]

Hello everyone!!!!

A friend of mine has bruises on her legs or sometimes her hands so what to do to those blue dark bruises????
Thanx!!!

[bina]

Bruises in people with sensitive skin and elderly people, frequently occur because their skin is thinner as compared to others and in elderly its due to aging. The tissues that support the underlying blood vessels have become more fragile. Therefore they experience bruises, which is a common skin injury that results in a discoloration of the skin. Blood from damaged blood vessels deep beneath the skin collects near the surface of the skin resulting in what we think of as a black and blue mark.

The treatment for a bruise is most effective right after the injury while the bruise is still reddish. A cold compress such as an icepack or a bag of frozen peas should be applied to the affected area for 20-30 minutes in order to speed healing and reduce swelling. Do not apply ice directly to the skin. Wrap the icepack in a towel.

After about 48 hours, heat in the form of a warm washcloth applied to the bruise for 10 minutes or so 2-3 times a day may increase blood flow to the bruised area allowing the skin to reabsorb the blood more quickly. Ultimately, the bruise will fade in color. Camouflage makeup can disguise the bruises during the healing process.

[haroonkhan85]

Thanx Bina for all your precious time and concern about all the issues.

About the bruises i have some easy tip for others that i just had from reading through that is: Slice a raw onion & place over the bruise.
Do not apply this to broken skin. This might help people who are looking for easy and fast cure ..

Thanx again !!!
Haroon