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Fell 4 days ago, landed on my forehead on a hard floor. iced it for the swelling. bruise didn't form until day 4 and it was green.did i skip purple?
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Green Bruise: This color change occurs because white blood cells are removing the decayed blood products little by little. Different components of the blood have different colors, and these colors in turn lend color to the bruise. Green, for example, represents a component called biliverdin. Yellow-brown represents bilirubin.
Answered 4/1/2019
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