Can a bruise be mistaken for a hickey?
Can a bruise be mistaken for a hickey? What Is a Hickey? A hickey is basically the same thing as a bruise even though you didn't get it in the same way. A hickey is a red or purple mark on the skin. What can cause a hickey like bruise? When your partner sucks on and bites your skin, the pressure breaks little blood vessels under the surface. Those broken vessels release tiny spots of blood called petechiae. A collection of these blood spots forms a larger dark spot, which is basically a bruise. What color are leukemia bruises? Small,...