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My friend got punched a few times over the face, and there are a few big bumps. How long will it take for the swelling to go down and the bruises to go away?

Reply 1

Love Sheep

Ooh, sorry to hear that. :-( As wags85 said, ice is the best thing for swelling, and arnica soothes them too.

Reply 2

College Guy 1987

The time taken to heal will depend on how hard the punches were. Could have a disfigured cheekbone bone if they were severe blows.

Reply 3

Thud

if it's just usual punches it'll take 3/4 days before you start looking nearly normal again, but yeah about a week for them to really start going down.