Bruises Symptoms

• Initially, a fresh bruise may actually be reddish. It will then turn blue or dark purple within a few hours, then yellow or green after a few days as it heals.

• A bruise is commonly tender, and sometimes even painful for the first few days, but the pain usually goes away as the color fades.

• Because the skin is not broken in a bruise as with a scrape or cut there is no risk of infection.