Duration | Bump on the elbow

Duration

In most cases, bumps on the elbow are short-lived. Since it is usually the result of an injury, the resulting water retention will disappear within a few days until the bump disappears. The duration of such a bump can be shortened if the arm is spared for some time and cooled occasionally.

An inflammation of the bursa, which is also a frequent cause of a bump on the elbow, usually lasts only a few days to a few weeks, so that the bump does not last long either. In some cases, however, new or even chronic tendosynovitis occurs again and again, so that a bump can last for several weeks. In general, bumps on the elbow that persist or become bigger and bigger over a period of two weeks should be clarified by a medical examination.