Ever wind have bruises and blotches on your body that you just can't explain?
Sometimes we wind up with bruises and blotches on our body that we just can't explain. So I'm here to take some of the mystery out of things by answering a couple of questions.
- First: How come you find bruises on your body that you don't remember getting? Dr. Jeanne Lusher is a professor of hematology at Wayne State University in Detroit. And she says a bruise happens when a small amount of blood leaks from tiny blood vessels in your body known as capillaries due to some sort of trauma. For some, it's takes a severe bonk to cause a bruise. But other people bruise easily, so even a slight scrape that you might not remember can do the trick! Also, if you have a high tolerance for pain, your brain won't always register when you've hurt yourself, and you'll end up finding the bruise later. BUT if you notice a bunch of bruises on hard to hurt places like your stomach or your back get to a doctor. That could be a sign of a blood or autoimmune disorder.
- And question #2: What are those tiny white blotches that we sometimes get on our fingernails? According to Dr. Karyn Grossman, a Los Angeles based dermatologist, they're usually a sign of past trauma to your finger or nail. Probably from banging it on your desk or getting it caught in a door. Injuries like these cause a small area of the nail to loosen making it appear white. They usually stick around until your nail grows out about 3 months. After that, your nail will be back to normal. Until you smack it on something again.
