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Why did my bruise go from greenish-yellow to all red and purple? am i bleeding under the skin again?
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Sounds possible: There is no absolute scale for aging a bruise, but for it to turn back to red/purple does suggest that it bled again. Any chance it is from trauma/impact and you bumped it again?
Answered 7/13/2014
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Normal Color change: A bruise is mainly made up of Red Blood Cells that are under the skin. The pigment in the blood cells goes through a series of color changes as it gets broken down in the body. These manifest as the cahnegs in skin colour. This is normal and shows that your are healing.
Answered 12/20/2014
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