shiners!!

[pretty faythe]

Ok ladies, I need some experienced advise here. While at the park today my darling 14 y.o. got hit a few times in the face. {I'm not even gonna go into the whole why the heck didn't you really fight back, thing I went into with her tonight. I've told her, you can not start fights, but if some one hits you hit them back!! She has quite a freaking arm on her!!} She was more interested in trying to find out why the girl was mad at her and trying to fight her, some one she just met today.....
Oy, kids today, I tell ya!!!
I've never had a black eye, so I have no idea how long they last. So my first question is, how long do they generally last? 2) Is there anything to help speed healing? I made her an ice pack but I'm sure as soon as she went in her room, she took it off, thats how kids are.

 

[Miss Brill]

My guess is, since it is just a bruise, it will only last a week or so, and I don't think anything will help except ice.

 

[fortworthgal]

Ok I'll admit that I've had a couple of black eyes in my day. LOL. I actually gave myself one a couple of years ago when I leaned over the side of the bed to reach for something, not paying attention, and smacked my face on the corner of our nightstand. Ouch!

They usually last about a week, and there really isn't anything you can do except cover it up with cosmetics. Cold compresses will keep the swelling to a minimum, but otherwise you really just have to wait on the bruise to fade away.

 

[pretty faythe]

ok, phew, so it sounds like it will be gone by the 16th, that is what I was worried about. It actually didnt get too bad sinced we iced it right away, and she jokes about it already.
Ouch, about giving yourself one.

 

[J. M. Stovall]

What about the old raw steak on the eye, or does that only work in 40's movies?

 

[gluegungeisha]

The steak works for the same reason a cold compress works.

I got a black eye a few months ago, and the blue/purple color faded after three or four days. It was yellow and still a little tender a few days after that, but it wasn't noticable.