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I've noticed over the past couple months that when i get a bruise, it starts out yellow, then goes green, blue-black, black-red, then reverses that order back to yellow. my bruises never used to do that. is it anything i need to be concerned about?

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Dr. Alberto Varon Miller answered

Not to be concerned: As long as the bruises appear after a traumatic injury or hit, it is considered normal, the colors only represent the way hemoglobin gets degraded by the body. If bruises appear without receiving a hit or a blunt injury and the appear spontaneously then you should visit a physician for evaluation

Answered 1/22/2020

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A member asked:

I've noticed over the past couple months that when i get a bruise, it starts out yellow, then goes green, blue-black, black-red, then reverses that order back to yellow. my bruises never used to do that. is it anything i need to be concerned about?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Alberto Varon Miller answered

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