Love-bite

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Love-bites on the neck.

Love-bites on the neck.

Love-bite is a temporary bruise or mark caused by kissing, sucking or biting the skin forcefully enough to burst blood vessels beneath the skin.

Love-bites typically last from four to twelve days and may be treated in the same way as other bruises.

The term hickey (hicky, or hickie) is often applied to a love-bite on the neck area.

Love-bites can be a purple-like color similar to other types of bruises, or a cluster of red speckles.

According to common belief,^[who?] it is said that a way to help the love-bite heal is to put a block of ice on the affected area, although this will only help if the love-bites are quite new and have only been there for under 10 minutes. They can be covered with foundation, powder or concealer if one wishes to hide them.

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