Fell asleep at the computer until shortly before 3 AM then went to the bathroom, glanced at the mirror, and saw a red bruise on the upper part of my right cheek about an inch and a half from the eye. I have no clue what happened. At first I thought that maybe the metal from my glasses had somehow rubbed against my face and caused an irritation that got inflamed. I can't see that well, so closer inspection showed that the frame of the glasses doesn't touch that part of the face. In fact, it appears that skin has been jaggedly removed from--not an irritation or a rash or anything I can determine as normal but a half inch by one fourth inch-sized wound surrounded by skin that is slightly swollen and inflamed. When I touch it, it feels like a brief ridge, and if I gently press the area there is a wee ache. This latest bruise/marking is sitting at the center top of the eye socket bone.
Hmmm...I have great facial skin . . . so I suppose someone has helped themselves to a patch of it. This is the first time I've had a mysterious, blatant wound on my face. In 1989 or very early 90's, I woke to find my nose had been pricked overnight and a pale yellow fluid was leaking from the pricked area. The second facial mark was a pin dot mark on or near my temple--that was about two years ago. Now this. Geesh, dare I ask what's next?
I took a few pics--blurry as usual--and tried to enhance them so the mark's shape could be determined. I'll take follow-up pictures when the wound has scabbed over or darkened a bit.
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| BRUISE ON UPPER RIGHT CHEEK--LOOKS LIKE SKIN IS MISSING |
Below is the same pic but with the color inverted.
There appears to be a ring around the bruise that I can't see.
Maybe just the outline of where it's swollen?
