Should I abandon my plan to have laser hair removal? I had a sample treatment of an area (about 2x3 inches in size) on my leg and light purple/blue bruising developed. [more inside]
posted by pluma moos on May 8, 2009 - 8 answers

I think I broke my littlest toe. Everything I read online says that basically nothing can be done, so there's no point in going to the doctor, right? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Oct 30, 2008 - 27 answers

I know about spider veins (those tiny, flat blue/red/purple lines) and varicose veins (raised, lumpy veins). I know that these can be treated with laser or sclerotherapy. But what do you call faint blue bruising that seems to follow the path of blood vessels but is neither sharply defined nor raised? And how can you treat it? [more inside]
posted by wexford_arts on Sep 5, 2008 - 3 answers

Why did my ear suddenly go numb? Should I go to a doctor? [more inside]
posted by scarylarry on Nov 23, 2006 - 8 answers

After heavy nights of drinking I always end up with mysterious bruises on my inner upper arms and sometimes even my inner thighs.... It looks like I was grabbed and I know that I was not....what is this all about? [more inside]
posted by godaweful on Jul 11, 2006 - 28 answers

I never used to bruise easily, and now I do... [more inside]
posted by eas98 on Jan 24, 2006 - 16 answers

Why do I get so many bruises? [more inside]
posted by dflemingdotorg on Apr 21, 2005 - 18 answers

Help for severe bruising following surgery? (More, including about a dozen titanium screws holding my jaw together, inside.) [more inside]
posted by scody on Jan 10, 2005 - 11 answers