hypostasis under eye doesn't disappear (1.5 month)

[margo242]

Already during about 1.5 month hypostasis under an eye does not disappear!

It is complexly story, I can explain shortly what happened: About 1.5 months back I was impact in area of an eye bone, first has appeared a small bluish swelling near an eye is closer to a temple, then next day it flew under an eye - and the bruise with a swelling(like hypostasis) was formed.
Then I wanted to get rid of a bruise faster and started to spread special gel against bruises - 5 times each day (during 2 days). At 3th day of using this gel I decided to stop. And after I have washed off it in shower - as usually I have smeared the face with a usual cream with ehter oils and I have received а burn of a skin in area around of eye, because after washing off of any gels against bruises it is dangerously to render a fat cream with oils - will be burn (as I have found out later). I did not begin to do anything and have gone to bed.
Next day the skin around eye became overdried and rude with some dimness. Then I have gone to a drugstore and have asked something from burns (if it was possible to render around of an eye).
But as I already was afraid to spread something - I have decided to not spread anything medical any more. I just greased area around of an eye with a children's humidifying cream (the skin overdried from burn)- at first frequently, after - less often and less often...

The skin was softened (though some dimness remained still), and the the bruise has disappeared for a long time, BUT HYPOSTASIS(SWELLING) UNDER THE EYE DOES NOT DISSAPEAR STILL. Since impact this hypostasis has not decreased at all. what that? why so long - it is normal? what the reason why the hypostasis under an eye does not dissapear - it is the same hypostasis that from impact or it is alreay from other - from any gel/creme for example? or it is a burn has affected? or because of both? what to do and not to do?

and any way - this hypostasis will disappear sometime at all?
thanx!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It is better to get it examined from a doctor first. If it is a hematoma then it may need drainage because no topical and oral treatment is going to be effective. I hope it helps. Take care and regards.

[margo242]

Thank for answer - its very impotant for me. maybe it is really hematoma formation. i bad know about gematoms etc, i don't know what to think. i can tell how it look and feel - this swelling is not red(or else some colour), not firm and not painful, it is just swelling(like hypostasis)..
And the gematoma formation is dissapear itself without any help? if yes, then how long?
What you will adwise - whether it is necessary to go to the surgeon for survey or better to wait?

thanx..

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
For such a swelling under the eye, you need to get a hematoma formation and a calcified hematoma ruled out. The blood under the skin which causes the discoloration of bruising should be totally reabsorbed by the body in three weeks or less.
If the swelling persists beyond that then it can be due to hematoma formation.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.