What happens if a bruise turns yellow?

Ah, bruises. Those pesky little marks that come from knocking into things or just generally being clumsy. They can be annoying and painful, but have you ever wondered what happens when those bruises turn yellow? As it turns out, there’s more to this color change than meets the eye.

What is a Bruise?

Before we dive into the depths of yellow bruises, let’s first establish what exactly a bruise is. Essentially, a bruise occurs when small blood vessels beneath the skin are damaged or broken due to impact (or injury). This then causes blood to leak out and pool in the surrounding tissues – hence why bruises can look so colorful.

Wait… Blood Pools Beneath My Skin?

Yes! In fact, seeing as approximately 10% of our body weight is made up of blood, it’s no wonder that spills happen every now and then. When an injury occurs and breaks open some tiny blood vessels called capillaries (which are normally responsible for supplying oxygenated blood), red blood cells begin escaping into your tissue instead – not ideal.

While these escaped red blooding roam free outside their intended homes (veins), they’ll eventually get broken down by various systems at play within your body- namely macrophages- who essentially gobble them up!

Over time reddish-purple blue spots may appear on affected area which indicates presence of hemoglobin in pressed against the epidermal layer also known as contusion markings resulting from disruption of circulation

Wait A Minute; Is That Mark Going Translucent Yellow?

And this takes us back full circle! So once your blue-black sports become tend towards greeny-yelloweds hue after around five days; what does that tell you? Your BOdy considers foreign objects unwanted right?

Actually,yellow discoloration typically means that any excess bilirubin – a yellow pigmented component in bile- produced when red blood cells are broken down has begun to fade away. Bilirubin can be efficiently removed from the body through digestive and urinary systems!

And What Does That Mean for Me?

Well, apart from making you look like a walking banana, it actually means that your body is doing what it’s supposed to do: healing itself. Those initial broken capillaries were causing damage way before any kind of hematoma( i.e., that raised bump on top of a bruise) was beginning to form.

Once macrophages have done their clean-up job withsome minor helpfrom you know who: the lovely immune system-, they leave behind metabolized bilirubin which will gradually find its way into urine and feces.

Basically though, once whatever caused your injury in the first place has been taken care off by our bodies natural defense mechanisms, bruises really need nothing but time; old-fashioned patience is an important part of treatment at this point

So maybe being called Banana wasn’t such a bad thing after all? It’s said that bananas contain nutrients potassium (K+-ions) which promote quick liver processing hint hint functioning arguably aiding faster production&excretion process supporting faster recovery!

How You Can Help Your Body Heal Faster?

Just because we’ve established that time is ultimately what heals bruises doesn’t mean there aren’t ways you can help soften the blow there’s no fat lady singing yet :Winks::

Here are some simple tips which might lessen hurt while harnessing Mother Nature power!

1. Apply Ice or Cold Packs early on

Since swelling continues to grow well past actual impact its crucial cool things down earlier than later shockingly even up-to forty-eight hours as ice encourage vasoconstriction(quicker contraction and constriction of vessels near those injured tissues). This causes blood around injury site [i.e., your bruises ] to flow fast helping drainage and prevents build-up of unwanted fluids[that bump on top of a bruise].

2. Ease the affected area gently by doing some light movement

Aerobics, range-of-motion exercises can stimulate circulation while decreasing aches from contusions ensuring seamless nutrient availability

3.Apply Heat After Two Days

Once the swelling has gone down you can try application of heat- improves mobility& increase blood flow; hence promoting removal of waste buildup from injured tissues.

Helpful hint: wait until after forty-eight hours before adding any form of warm compress [can be superficial such as using a hot towel] since it may otherwise cause further bleeding or even increase inflammation!

Now It’s Time to Embrace Your Spotty Self

Whether your yellowed spots stick around for days upon days all hinges on details such as individualized immune system efficiency spanned across various factors that affect our body’s defense processes including stress levels, nutrition among others . But one consistency remains eternal: bruises are seldom flattering yet definitely important indicators if something is amiss inside our delicate systems.

So next time you end up with purple and reddish blotches wherever they might occur, why not embrace them like art? Who knows maybe there’s an abstract masterpiece we’ve been ignoring in trying times…or maybe just suppose you’ll appear slightly less rambunctious whilst politely explaining away this little colorful mishap!

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