Bruises, also called contusions, appear as red, brown, bluish-purple blemishes on one's skin. They occur when small blood ...

Even once the bleeding itself stops, the blood that has already flowed out gets trapped under the skin. These patches of pooled blood initially look reddish, and they later turn bluish-purple and ...

You’ll notice during the healing process, as the blood gets reabsorbed, the colour of the bruise changes from reddish purple to green, yellow and then brown. The amount of fat covering the body ...