Hickey | |
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Other names | Kiss mark, love bite, bug bite, love mark |
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Hickeys on the neck | |
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Specialty | Dermatology |
Duration | 3-14 days |
Causes | suction on skin |
A hickey, hickie or sometimes referred to as a love bite in British English, is a bruise or bruise-like mark caused by kissing or sucking skin, usually on the neck, arm, or earlobe. While biting may be part of giving a hickey, sucking is sufficient to burst small superficial blood vessels under the skin.