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Once the bruise starts healing, the body starts absorbing the leaked blood which causes a change in the appearance and color of the bruise. The color changes that the area of the bruise has during various stages of healing are because of breakdown of proteins within the while blood cells. It normally takes about three weeks for the bruise to completely go away, although it may take somewhat longer for bruises that occur in the upper or lower extremities to heal.
