DON’T Lance Your Blood Blister Just as with a common blister, a blood blister is still protecting vulnerable skin beneath. Breaking the skin increases your risk of infection or a scar. Whenever possible, let a blood blister dry and flatten on its own.

To do this, you should:

1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Place cold, damp compresses on the blisters to take some of the heat out of your skin.
3. Apply moisturizer with aloe on the burn.
4. Don’t pick or pop the blisters.
5. Take ibuprofen (Advil) to reduce swelling and significant discomfort.
6. Avoid sun exposure until the blisters heal.

All-natural products such as tea tree oil applied to affected skin can work similarly to benzoyl peroxide, acting as a slow drying and cleansing agent. Zinc may also be an option when trying to treat blood-filled pimples. Zinc creams and ointments can be effective, especially when combined with other acne treatments.

Wipe a needle or straight pin with rubbing alcohol. Gently puncture the edge of the blister. Press the fluid in the blister toward the hole so it can drain out. If you have a condition such as diabetes, HIV, cancer, or heart disease, you do not want to drain a blister because of the risk for infection.

Blood blisters and friction blisters usually heal after one or two weeks. They heal because new skin forms below the blister’s raised layer. Over a period of days or weeks, the liquid in the blister will dry out. Keep the blood blister protected as it heals.

You discover the presence of several blood blisters at once without an apparent cause. You have an underlying illness, like diabetes or problems with the circulation, that may make healing more difficult for your body. The blister appears following an allergic reaction, burn, or sunburn.

Common home remedies for minor bleeding into the skin and bruising include:

1. Applying an ice pack to the area for 10–15 minutes as soon as possible and then repeating this several times a day.
2. Trying to keep the injured area elevated.
3. Applying pressure to bleeding areas.

Given that the area is in pain, you might want to massage it — resist the urge. Touching or massaging the bruise may actually resulting in more broken blood vessels and a worse-looking bruise.

Put ice on your bruise right after you get injured. That can reduce the size of your bruise, which may allow it to heal faster. The cold temperature from an ice pack makes the blood in that area flow more slowly. It may reduce the amount of blood that leaks out of your vessels.

Healing from bruises can be accelerated with vitamin E, which is responsible for bolstering the body. In combination with Vitamin C, it increases the rate of cell and tissue reconstruction.

Eating a healthful, balanced diet that includes the following foods may help prevent or heal bruises:

• Pineapple. Eating fresh pineapple gives the body a natural dose of bromelain, which may help the bruise heal faster.
• Fruits with natural quercetin.
• Citrus fruits.
• Foods with vitamin K.
• Lean protein.
• Zinc-rich foods.

Vitamin C supplements have been shown to reduce bruising in people with low vitamin C intake. Doctors often suggest that people who experience easy bruising supplement with 100 mg to 3 grams of vitamin C per day for several months.

Topically, arnica essential oil could help bruises heal faster. Twice per day, apply a few drops of diluted essential oil to unbroken bruised skin. Arnica is also available as a homeopathic remedy.

Most contusions simply require time to heal. Soft tissue contusions can take anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks to heal. Bone contusions take a bit longer — usually one to two months — depending on how severe the injury is.

Apply ice packs for the first 24 to 48 hours after injury. Wrap the ice pack in a towel and apply ice for no more than 15 minutes at a time. Repeat throughout the day. Apply a heating pad or warm compress to the injured area after two days.

As bruises (contusions) heal, usually within 2 to 4 weeks, they often turn colors, including purplish black, reddish blue, or yellowish green. Sometimes the area of the bruise spreads down the body in the direction of gravity.

Why Bruises Change These changes occur as the blood’s hemoglobin loses oxygen, and is broken down by your body. Bruising can take weeks to fade away, and the amount of time is different for each person. Bruised areas can swell and get worse in the first few days. After that, all symptoms should gradually diminish.

A flat, purple-colored bruise, such as a black eye, is called an ecchymosis. A swollen, painful, raised lump is called a hematoma. Hematomas form when clotted blood develops as a lump under your skin. An example of a hematoma is the proverbial goose egg on your head.

Most haematomas get better quickly and remember to avoid massage to your injured area. Some may take longer to resolve and you might feel a raised lump for some time. After the first 48 hours and whilst you wait for it to heal, just keep gently exercising and stretching the area as long as you don’t cause pain.