Why can your body stop the bleeding from a small cut over the course of a few minutes, but bruises can continue to develop and worsen over the course of a few days?

Question

Why can your body stop the bleeding from a small cut over the course of a few minutes, but bruises can continue to develop and worsen over the course of a few days?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Same thing! the stuff that makes your blood stop coming out just sits around doing weird stuff if no blood was coming out in the first place.