 [ Symptoms ] my nose swelled up and began bruising when will the swelling go down  yesterday i got punched in the face i have never bled from my nose this was the first time immediately one side of the nasal ridge began to swell up i iced it for 20 on 20 off and took ibuprofen later the other side of the ridge swelled up then the top of the bridge and around my eyes i iced around my entire face i woke up this morning with bruises underneath both eyes you can follow a straight line through the ridge until the tip please help how can i make the swelling go down quickly [ Disease ] two things once you have shingles herpes zoster you will always have it the body is immune system will usually suppress it and keep in from breaking out but it will still be there you will always have the potential for a recurrent outbreak but about half of the people will never see it again shingles in not treated with antibiotics it is a virus and viruses are immune to all antibiotics