The ice will slow down any blood flowing to the bruised area, reducing swelling and discoloration. If you decide to use a frozen food bag, go with small products like peas since they can easily adjust to your facial shape.
Keeping your head up may also reduce any pain you’re experiencing around the bruised area.
In some cases, drugs like aspirin may even cause unintended bleeding. If you’re experiencing a lot of pain during the first 24 hours, use a brand of acetaminophen like TYLENOL or Ofirmev to treat your pain. Acetaminophen will not get rid of swelling, but it should make the pain more manageable.
If you’d prefer, you can soak your face with warm water instead.
Pineapple Red onions Apples Dark colored berries like blackberries Legumes Lean protein like white meat chicken
Numbness An extreme increase in pain An extreme increase in swelling The disappearance of color below the bruised area
Look for arnica at most drug and big-box stores. Check your arnica container for exact dosage recommendations.
If you’d prefer, you can take a bromelain tablet instead. However, these are often less effective and can lead to digestive issues and a boosted heart rate. Do not use bromelain if you are allergic to pineapple. You can find bromelain cream at big-box stores.
Try using this treatment every night before going to bed so the parsley doesn’t fall off due to movement. If you’d prefer, you can make a parsley rub by wrapping the leaves in a thin nylon cloth, soaking the cloth in witch hazel, and holding the cloth to the bruised area twice a day for 30 minutes at a time.
If you’d like, you can use witch hazel instead of vinegar.
You can find vitamin K cream at most drug stores.
