Health, Longevity & Biohacking
Dr Mike says bruise colours can’t reliably date an injury
The Checkup with Doctor Mike
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"Can we estimate with a good amount of accuracy how long they've been there? Nope. We've tested this and we're not good at being accurate about it."
While discussing black-eye bruising, Dr Mike says colour changes (purple/red/blue/yellow) reflect blood breakdown but cannot be used to accurately estimate how old a bruise is. He frames this as a tested limitation rather than a dependable forensic marker.
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