Bruising easily is often the result of taking blood-thinning medications, including ibuprofen. Other medications that can lead to more bruises are steroids like Prednisone and Hydrocortisone.

Hematomas involve severe bruising and cann swell and grow as blood leaks into tissue under your skin. You can treat both bruises and hematomas at home with the RICE method and OTC acetaminophen.

The family of an elderly patient was shocked by the condition ... her family noticed that she had huge dark bruises on her left thigh, and the inside of both her thighs was also completely covered ...

But what exactly is a bruise? Bruising can occur as a result of an injury or a knock; blood vessels underneath the skin break or burst and blood leaks out under the skin. This causes the purplish ...