I recently had a blood test and they poked me with a needle, but the doctor couldn't find the vein right away and kind of moved it around under my skin. That was a few days ago, and now there's this light green patch where they poked me. I'm a bit worried because I thought bruises were usually blue or black. Is this light green color something I should be concerned about?

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Dr Ibrahim Salah

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Thats called echymosis no need to worry it will self resolve if its bothering you much use thrombophobe ointment it will help you

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