# Any way to alleviate bad brusing?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 1, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-alleviate-bad-brusing/165713 "2003-04-01T15:11:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-alleviate-bad-brusing/165713/1 "2003-04-01T15:11:24Z")

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I had a rhinoplasty yesterday and I look like a raccoon that went 3 rounds with Mike Tyson. Is there anything I can do to speed up the fading of the bruises or do you just need to ride them out once you have them?

Sorry I am so short but I feel like crap so I will leave it at that.

Thanks for your help.

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**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-alleviate-bad-brusing/165713/2 "2003-04-01T15:29:52Z")

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Don’t know if it will help once the bruising is in place , but we have on many occassions pre-empted a bruise on my accident prone brother by rubbing the affected area with butter. I have no idea why that would work, but various bangs that should have produced great colouration haven’t with this method.

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**Author:** ![Vixenation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@Vixenation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vixenation)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-alleviate-bad-brusing/165713/3 "2003-04-01T15:37:39Z")

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Try some arnica montana! It’s used after many plastic surgeries to cut down on bruising and help heal faster. I believe you can get it at different health stores, and a good arnica montana product is SinEcch. I know this is used frequently for breast augmentations, and I’m pretty sure it is also utilized post rhinoplasty. Check out [http://www.yestheyrefake.net](http://www.yestheyrefake.net) and go to their Rhinoplasty section - they should have a whole section on recovery, and they have a message board where you can ask other rhinoplasty patients/veterans questions and get advice.

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**Author:** ![Daftbugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Daftbugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daftbugger)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-alleviate-bad-brusing/165713/4 "2003-04-01T15:42:38Z")

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My friend swears by eating pineapple. I hadn’t heard about it before either.