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Is it normal for skin to stay blanched for 1 to 3 minutes after pressure? it will blanch, then turn pink, then blanch again and stay white for some time.
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No worries: as long as you don't have any circulatory problems fingers /toes becoming blue and painful on exposure to cold.
Answered 5/14/2014
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