A member asked:

I was shaving my husbands hair (so no trauma) and the vein in the middle of my arm burst and left my arm purple and very sore. what's going on?!

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Dr. John Landi answered

Specializes in Phlebology

Black and blue: If a vein should burst then what you will see is the formation of discoloration of the skin around the area of the burst vein. This is what we call a black and blue area(ecchymosis). Over several more days this will slowly fade and disappear.

Answered 6/15/2015

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