A member asked:

I wonder: eg. when you remove a pimple or skratch your skin. and after that the skin around the area is a little pink for a while is it a bruise too?

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Dr. Jorge De la Pedraja answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Inflammation: Scratching or removing a pimple will trigger an inflammatory process of white blood cells. This will make the skin inflamed and red.

Answered 10/6/2017

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