Suggest Treatment For Discoloration And Swelling In The Eye

Posted on Wed, 1 Jun 2016

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Question : I broke my nose on Sunday. The skin around bu eyes is badly bruised ( looks like I have blood bags under my eyes. First question. Is that here anyway to get rid of the eye discoloration and swelling? Question two. I have a flight on Friday, is this going to be an issue? Should I get pain meds prescribed just got n case? Email is YYYY@YYYY

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
fractured nose

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns

I am sorry to see that you broke your nose this weekend. The bruising you see is all related to the fracture and will resolve in about 1 week. There is no medication or other treatment that will reduce the bruising or the swelling under the eyes. This will all resolve though in about 1 week. That is the time for the body to absorb the blood from the bruising.

If you are not in pain now then there is no reason to use any pain medications in the future. If you experiencing pain I would recommend tylenol, or ibuprofen to help.

I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ronald Schubert (10 minutes later)

As for flying, will that be a problem (other than scaring the other passengers)

Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Flying no problem

Detailed Answer:
There is no reason that you can't fly. This will not affect your health while flying. Just wear a good pair of sunglasses that cover up the bruise.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar