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My husband just gave me a hickey and its red and swollen should i worry?

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Not particularly: Other than the cosmetic issue of looking odd this is not a health issue. It will not expand into a clot that gives you a stroke or lung problem. It is localized damage to some superficial capillaries that will eventually heal with no scar.

Answered 1/29/2018

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