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My bruise has been around for a month and still hurts but is barely visible, why?

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Inflammation. : When you can visibly see a bruise (skin discoloration etc), that is typically from damage to your blood vessels under the skin. If it was a more severe contusion, you may still have inflammation and tenderness from damage to the bones and muscles underneath that are still healing.

Answered 7/15/2014

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