Hickey Removal

Okay, I understand, carrying hickey marks on area likes neck and just below the neck, or on hands and in worst cases, face, is understandably embarrassing for anyone. What will my colleagues say in the office? What story should I make up? If the hickey is not on these 'most-common-hickey-areas', then you're lucky that you don't have to make up some creative story for the reason of these red marks on the areas of your body. Wait a second guys! Did I tell you what a hickey is? Well, you must have understood by now, anyway, for those who don't have even the faintest idea about what I'm discussing, hickeys are nothing but red marks on body areas especially neck or chest that have been given to you by your loved one! Did you get it? Even, by now if you don't get it (huh! You really don't get it!), then in simple terms, hickey is a love bite mark. This article will give you some hickey removal tips...

Hickey Removal Tricks

Well, there is no such magic wand that can produce some trick and your hickey will be removed automatically! The fact is you've to work for its removal. How is a hickey formed? The science behind getting a hickey is pretty simple. According to medical experts, while kissing, when the person puts the lips on the body, for instance on the neck (for a long period of time), covering it completely, a vacuum is formed, and in case the vacuum is strong enough, it breaks the little capillaries of the soft skin of the neck. Doctors call this as ecchymosis or commonly "bruise". Hickey, a gift of a long-lasting-passion, is often called physical injury however since psychologically it's seen as the sweet manifestation of love, people are more happy with getting it, only to regret later, especially if it appears as a long red mark with no practical technique to hide it! Once the passionate moment has left a love mark, you should work to remove it, if you find it embarrassing though!

Apply Cold!
The earlier you wake up to see the hickey and make efforts to remove it, the better it would be for you to get rid of them. Remember, the earlier, the better! You can apply ice packs (wrapped in towel/paper) on the area where you've got hickey. You can keep the ice for certain intervals of time on your neck and it has been found to remove the love bite mark. Keep doing this at regular intervals. You can keep a spoon in the refrigerator and apply the back of spoon on the area having a hickey. This will be more comfortably to apply on neck. Keep the spoon as long as it remains cold. Actually, using cold pack therapy constricts the capillaries easily.

Apply Heat!
Applying ice helps in the healing of the area where the hickey existed. After one or two days of the existence of the hickey, you can put a washed and clean cloth, warm it by a heater or a cloth soaked in warm water and put on the hickey area, four-five times a day for the duration of 3-4 minutes. This will help blood movement in the area of the hickey.

Massage!
Massaging the area of the bruise (technically, it is also called bruise) or the love bite is believed to heal the hickey faster. When you massage the hickey area, it helps in the blood flow and heals the area relatively faster.

While I mentioned earlier that there are no exact ways of hickey removal so you can try the above given tips. In the worst case if you're unable to get rid of it, no need to panic and you can devise ways to hide the hickey! Yes, conceal the mystery of this love bite! While girls can use scarfs and full sleeve shirts to prevent the hickey, boys can wear high collars or put a bandage on that part!

Now, it's definitely weird to do that, but then there is no option. Also be ready with some good story about your hickey, in case your friends come to know. Lastly, no need to lose sleep about having a hickey, give your best to remove them. Within a week or two, the hickey will automatically go away with your persistent efforts. Some medical experts say that total removal of hickey is not possible, while some say it can be removed! Lastly, don't be too much obsessed by the thought 'I-have-hickey-what-to-do'. Gradually, it can be removed and after all, it's a love bite! Don't lose your sleep for it!!