Question 1

how long does it take for a black eye to form?

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A few days: A black eye is basically bruising, and like any bruise, it can form within a few days of an injury.  Make sure to see your doctor if the eye itself is injured, you are experiencing pain, or noticing blurred vision.

Question 2

how long does it take for a black eye to form as well as other eye injuries?

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Up to 1 or 2 days: Black eyes may occur quickly with a direct impact to the eye. This happens because there is some bleeding in the soft areas around the eye that cause the darker color. Other injuries that fracture bones like facial and skull fractures bleed more slowly, and it may take a day or two before the black eye appears.

Question 3

how long does it take for a black eye to heal?

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Anytime up to : 3-4 wks depending on how much bleeding bruising is there. Vast majority are gone by 2 wks.

Question 4

how long does it take for a black eye to show?

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Seconds to minutes: Most of the time, the bruising of a black eye occurs immediately.

Question 5

how long does it take for a black eye to appear?

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Black eye: 24 hours or less.

Question 6

help please? how long does it take for a black eye from a concussion to go away?

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Raccoon eyes ?: Basilar skull fracture can give you one or two black eyes. We sometimes refer to this as raccoon eyes.  I would get a ct of the brain with bone windows and attention to the skull base if you are still having symptoms.

Question 7

how long does it take for a black eye and broken blood vessel to heal?

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"Black eye" resoluti: A "black eye" and "broken blood vessel" in the conjunctiva (white) of the eye are like  bruises and will slowly disappear over 2-3 weeks, first turning dark red then brown and finally yellowish before disappearing.

Question 8

what medicine should one take for a black eye?

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Tincture of time: This is basically a bad bruise. The body will absorb the old blood, but it will take some time.

Question 9

how much time does it take for a black eye to become swollen shut?

Accepted Answer

Depends on extent of: bruising, since that is what a black eye is (ecchymosis) present, as the more it swells under the skin area, the faster it will swell.That is why cool/iced compresses may be helpful on the lids to reduce the swelling. (It's really the eyelid and not the eye that is black for clarification.) Keeping the head elevated helps too. Don't lie flat. Body needs time to resorb swollen tissue's fluids back.

Question 10

how long will it take for a black eye to develop if you get elbowed there?

Accepted Answer

Hours. : This occurs because broken blood vessels leak blood within the tissues around the eye.  An hour or two to develop and typically 2-3 weeks to resolve depending on how severe.

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