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- Causes of broken blood vessels are usually from minor trauma
- There are two forms of ruptured blood vessels: fairly common purplish welt and a blood spot with the appearance of a red spreading of cells
- Broken blood vessels usually repair themselves within 2 or 3 weeks
Broken blood vessels are often a cosmetic problem. They can be caused by minor trauma such as bumps, bangs and bruises which result in the rupturing of blood vessels. This can then leave a bruise visible on the skin. Blood vessels may also break due to the aging process of the skin, often in the facial area, or they may break internally.
Broken blood vessels can be seen easily because they tend to lie under a layer of transparent skin. Blood vessels can break because of the effects of injury or trauma. They may be bright red or dark in appearance, and are usually prominently visible under the outermost layer of the skin. Broken blood vessels tend to cause minor pain upon contact, and might go unnoticed if it were not but for the fact that they tend to be visibly prominent. Minor skin trauma and broken blood vessels can occur anywhere on the body, including on the sclera of the eyes.
There are two forms of broken blood vessels. The first is fairly common bruising which can appear like a purplish welt. The other is a blood spot which can appear under the skin and has the appearance of a red spreading of cells, just under the skin. Bruising tends to be the result of trauma, while blood spots might be caused by malnutrition, medications or disease, or a number of other causes.
The healing time for broken blood vessels depends largely on their location on the body. Commonly, minor injuries to the skin repair themselves fully after 2 or 3 weeks has passed after the original trauma that caused them. There are some treatments that can help to speed up the process of recovery. For example, after the trauma has occurred, if you apply pressure to the area, it can help to prevent further blood vessel damage in the area. A cold compress would have a similar effect. However, in general, broken blood vessels tend to heal themselves without the need for treatment. However, blood spots may take longer to heal, if they do so at all.
Broken blood vessels may occur without a person having any recollection of trauma. This is often the case for people who bruise easily, for example, the elderly. The skin loses flexibility, and bruises more easily with age. Broken blood vessels are also more common among women than men. Although broken blood vessels are more common as we get older, blood spots can happen at any age, and their causes are harder to identify.
People who have broken blood vessels of a permanent nature can seek help from a dermatologist. They can inject areas of broken blood vessels with medications. This will promote the shrinkage and/or disappearance of the broken blood vessels. An alternative procedure is laser treatment which can offer excellent results without the pain of injections.
Most broken blood vessels are minor in nature and do not present any significant health risks. However, broken blood vessels may occur anywhere within the body, and may have serious consequences without warning. For example, broken blood vessels can occur in the brain and may cause symptoms such as double vision, speech disruption, weakness, numbness, tingling, and headaches. If you are in doubt, particularly after trauma, see your doctor.
The information supplied in this article is not to be considered as medical advice and is for educational purposes only.
4 Mar 2009
I went to the dermatologist today for the exact same symptoms. I’m not old, either, but have arms & hands that look like my mom’s!! Anyway, my dermatologist told me it was caused from sun exposure (years & years of exposure to the sun). I have never sun bathed or tanned, but I do spend a lot of time outdoors. My dermatologist prescribed me a retin-a cream to help with the problem, but also told me that I can just use an over-the-counter lotion with sunscreen, daily, to alleviate the problem. She told me to just always apply lotion (with sunscreen) to my arms & hands daily, after I shower. You don’t have to use a sunscreen, but any lotion that has spf.
August 11th, 2010 at 10:51 pmi took a bad fall earlier today, crearing red blood spots on my lower femur. i am 13, and a guy.
May 21st, 2010 at 10:57 pmi have a purplish bruising about 4 inches long and slim on my right shoulder. it was not there before i went to sleep and when i woke up it was there. i was not hit nor did i bump into anything to cause this. not to worried about it but would like to know if its somethin i should get checked out.
May 14th, 2010 at 7:22 pmHey, I had the same thing happen to me, I run long distances and one day after a work out, I had them all over my face. Under my eyes, especially on the left. Its been over 6mths and I have had numerous IPL (lazor treatments) and they never go away. Let me know if you find anything that takes them away.
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:02 pmWhenever i vomit whether it be after a big night of too many drinks or food poisening blood vessels burst on my face and in both my eyes. It has been so bad it sometimes goes black… looks like ive been bashed. Ive been to the docs about this and all they say is there is nothing that you can do about it you just have to wait for it to go away. This has been happening for most of my life. Last time i had a stomach bug which was two years ago i had it for four months so you can imagine what i looked like. Whenever this happens i dont go out in public until it can be covered with make up. Yes it gets so bad that makeup doesnt even cover it.
May 2nd, 2010 at 6:19 pmI woke up at 4:45am tuesday morning to a major asthma attack, woke my husband up to set up a neb treatment for me, I always get what I call pins and needles when my asthma is bad, low oxygen levels make me feel like ive been hugging a cactus, well when I was getting dressed I noticed what apperes to be a dozen or so tiny blood blisters on the top of my right breast. I started doing research because of other symptems that ive had for over a year, including severe fatiuge and unexsplained so muscles thinking maybe theres a conection. Well I got a sight of misdiagnosis and the blood blisters(tiny red dots under top layer of skin). was a symptom of a few scary things such as a few different types of luekimia and also mennongitus, well I got scared and called a triash nurse, she calmed me down and told me that when I had my asthma attack and was gasping for air it was most likely fhetikia which in short is ruptured blood vessels caused by the pressure of coughing and gasping. But should be checked by a doctor because there are serious problems that stem from simular tiny red dots under the skin, like a bacteria that gets into the blood stream can be serious and even fatal. So though mine maybe just simply broken vessels, if you have them be safe and get them checked because it could be more serious, my doctor is out till monday so wish me luck.
April 7th, 2010 at 10:41 ami have a brokken blood vessel in my eye . will it go away? iam for erie pa . tina .
March 29th, 2010 at 12:31 pmI’m 15 and my friends big brother turned me upside down and now I’ve burst all the blood vessels in my face, neck and some on my ears. I also have a constant headache, my legs feel week and I’m all tingly. Is this normal?
March 27th, 2010 at 8:19 ami have unexplained broken blood vessels all over my face…some are red, some are purple but they showed up out of no where while i was working yesterday..theres been no trauma to my face & i have no idea what to do about this?
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:01 amI HAVE JUST HAD SEVERE HEARING LOSS SAW A PRIVATE ENT CONSULTANT AND HE SENT ME FOR A MRI SCAN WHICH CONFIRMED ID HAD A BROKEN BLOOD VESSEL IN MY INNER EAR AND I WILL NEVER REGAIN MY HEARING BACK PLUS I HAVE AWFUL TINNITUS AND PRESSURE IN MY HEAD CAN ANY ONE OUT THERE GIVE ME ANY HELP
February 18th, 2010 at 1:02 pmcan u brake a blood vessel by watching too much TV or being on the computer for so long ?
February 18th, 2010 at 7:27 amby the way i am a guy
January 27th, 2010 at 5:09 ami am 23 years old, few years ago i hit my left chest side and since that my nipple hurts alot
it became so sensitive, it looks normal nothing changed, but i believe it gets harder than the other one, i went to a doctor and done a mammogram and the result was fine, he told me that the blood vessels are maybe broken because the nipple contains alot of them
or maybe the tissues are smashed, i treid alot of pain relieving gels and creams, and some other creams that dissolves accumilated blood, but nothing happens
it doesnt hurt so bad but it bothers me, a little touch makes it so hard unlikely the other one, please help me guys
it would be great if i get ur replays on spiceman87@hotmail.com
thank you so much for your help
January 27th, 2010 at 5:02 ambsides im just 12
December 18th, 2009 at 8:18 ami sometimes had small red spots on my legs . but i heard someone died of farting. he fart too hard n died fast bcos he burst his bv.
December 18th, 2009 at 8:17 amI am 43 and have “old peoples” skin. When i bump or scrape my hands or arms on something, i get these huge ugly red marks like older people have. The larger ones are slightly raised and very tender. Whats causing this at my age. I didn’t think this would happen until later in life………………. how can i prevent this, and minimize the apperance? note, this only happens on my arms and hands.
December 11th, 2009 at 9:47 amI have spots all over my body. Tiny red spots that are filled with blood. Most remain small but some have gotten larger and look like red moles but bleed if punctured.
December 9th, 2009 at 2:55 pmAbout once a year I break a blood vessel in my middle finger. It happens when I do something heavy that presses on it. It is painful. I put ice on it and the pain slowly goes away. It clears up on its own. Maybe this will help someone.
August 11th, 2009 at 6:17 pmWhen I began riding my horse bareback, I found that it had caused hideous vessel breakage over a large part of my upper thighs. It has now been several months and there has been no change in the damaged area’s appearance. I was wondering if there are alternative methods of treating the breakage? (message, heat treatments??) I don’t have the funds to pay for laser or injection treatments.
July 11th, 2009 at 10:23 pmI Have had trauma to my feet and legs from pass abuse
and was wondering if blood vessels could be broken
the pain been going on for four to five years now
and the symptoms are
Pain
Tingling
Numbness
Burning sensation
Cramps
the blood vessels in them
feel like popping
and it hurts after
I can’t walk good once in awhile
June 22nd, 2009 at 1:45 pmand they get stiff
Dear Gina,
Obviously I cannot give you any medical diagnosis about why your body is experiencing ruptured blood vessels.
May 13th, 2009 at 11:48 amIf your Dermatologist really thinks it may be liver involvement, then you need to ask him/her what you should do to
follow up to check this. If in fact your liver is not up to par, this is something you should take seriously and work to improve.
There are many reasons why blood vessels can rupture. While everyone is different and any excessive trauma will
obviously break blood vessels, certain people may have excessive tendencies which cause weakened blood vessel walls.
Some very simple nutritional deficiences which may be at the heart of this problem include: not having enough
bioflavonoids in your diet. Bioflavanoids occur naturally in union with vitamin C, and are often plentiful in citrus fruits and
many other vegetables. The white pulp in citrus fruits is actually full of bioflavanoids. One of the prime functions of
these nutrients is to strengthen the outer walls of blood vessels. This alone may help prevent abnormal rupturing of vessels and
subsequent bruising. You should also check out a homeopathic cell salt called Calcium Flouride. This is very safe to take
and helps to recreate elasticity throughout the body. Improved elasticity can help prevent blood vessel walls from rupturing so
easily. I hope this helps.
Meredith.
hi. just had a check up with my dermatologist this day. she said that i had a ruptured blood vessels on the right portion of my shoulder. she even told me that i need to have a lab test. it might have to do something with my liver as she told me.. i wonder how true it is.. i hope that somebody can answer my query. thanks!
May 12th, 2009 at 9:25 amWow, I really didn’t know bruises were considered broken blood vessels too. Makes sense when you think about it though, especially when you think about how you get them sometimes.
March 20th, 2009 at 10:07 pmI have to agree with that. It’s like people think that you have to drink or be outside a lot to have broken blood vessels, but that really isn’t true.
March 20th, 2009 at 10:05 pmWhen I had my son, I pushed so hard in the delivery room that I busted just about every blood vessel in my face. I looked at first like Howdy Doody until they went purple and then everyone thought I had the pox of some sort. They faded and healed within a week but that shows you how easy it really is to break a blood vessel.
March 10th, 2009 at 8:42 am