Bruising
A bruise, also called a contusion is an injury to biological tissue in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding tissue. The skin and surrounding region show inflammation, becoming red, tender and swollen due to the release of histamines. As time progresses, blood may escape and seep into the surrounding tissues even when the capillaries are being repaired, causing the bruise to darken and spread. During about the next two weeks, the bruise colour changes to a dark red then to purple, black, or blue, eventually fading to yellow and disappearing as healing progresses. Some of these colour changes are related to the breakdown of the haemoglobin in the escaped red blood cells. Normally, light bruises heal nearly completely on average in two weeks. Some may take a shorter or longer time and this is caused by random variation in the healing process. Face & Eye stocks products to help reduce the healing time of bruises, along with bareMinerals make up which is specially designed to cover up cosmetic bruises.
