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I have a bruise beside my shin. shin is swollen and a little beside the other part of shin is swollen. how long should it take the swelling to go down?
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Blood resorbs slowly: A bruise is actually a collection of blood from local trauma. That being said, bruises that involve a large volume of local blood may take several weeks to resolve. Resolution occurs when the blood resorbs back into the surrounding tissue and biologically begins to breakdown. The bruise will go through some color changes from the standard darker acute colors to the later lighter mixed shades.
Answered 4/17/2015
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