Bruise treatment

There are ways in which bruises can be healed without the help of a laser.

Try the following home remedies -

• Take loads and loads of complete rest
• Keep applying ice to the affected area. This constricts the blood vessels around the injury thus making sure that a lot of blood does not flow to the tissues.
  
  
  
• Keep applying ice regularly but make sure that before the next application starts the body is warmed up a bit. This should be done for a day
• Make sure you elevate your face as keeping it in an elevated positions drains the blood from the affected area
• Crush some fresh parsley leaves and apply them on the bruise. Hold the leaves on the bruise with the help of a bandage. It is said that parsley can remove the black and blue discoloration within a day or two.
• Reach for foods which have high Vitamin C content like oranges and citrus fruits
• Vitamin supplements also do the job but fresh fruits are a better option
• Apart from Vitamin C, another great vitamin that helps in arresting bruises is Vitamin K and this can be found in the cabbage family. Broccoli, cabbage, spinach etc are rich sources of vitamin K.