Work on the swelling right away by applying ice to the spot. Damage done to blood vessels or your skin is going to cause swelling, which will  constrict the veins and not allow new blood in to help fix the damaged vessels. By using ice or an icepack, this will help reduce the swelling and constrict the capillaries.

Light massage with help with the hickey! The same can be said for any bruise. The hickey is created by ruptured blood vessels (capillaries) just under the skin, which bleed out into the tissue around them and clot. The dark colored bruise that forms after a few days is the results of the clotting. Try massaging the spot with a cold spoon or other object to help break up the blood clots and allow the skin to absorb the dead cells.

After the ice cycle, use heat after a few days. If you happen to have someone in your apartment complex to use his magic healing hands technique like Mr. Miyagi did in Karate Kid, have him hook you up them e-mail me his contact info so we can market it and make money together! Sorry, back to hickeys… The purpose of using the icepack was to constrict the capillaries to stop the bleeding. After those capillaries heal, you now want to dilate those capillaries to allow fresh blood to come in and assist in the healing process. You can use a towel soaked in warm water or a traditional heating pad to the area for five minutes three times a day.

If you are experiencing pain deriving from the hickey, take aspirin, acetaminophen, or Excedrin. Excedrin will work wonders for your hickey since its main ingredients are both acetaminophen and aspirin. Why are those good for hickey removal you ask? Well I’ll tell you my young reader with the large bruise on their neck, because it dulls the pain as well as helps to keep blood platelets from adhering, and by doing so it reduces the number of blood clots and allows a greater flow of subcutaneous blood, which is the blood just under the surface of your skin. You want to begin taking the pills when the hickey has began to heal, and not immediately after it shows up.

 

Covering a Hickey & Hickey Treatment

Turtlenecks!! Ok I’m kidding about that, unless you truly think they are fashionable, then rock it! Otherwise covering a hickey is extremely easy if you are a female and have a makeup collection, but for males (straight males I should say), this can become a cumbersome task. Our only options are to cover it up with clothing, or put a large band-aid over the area and come up with a great excuse (like you got stabbed in the neck during a prison riot over the weekend).

Natural Hickey Remedies / Organic Hickey Removal Substances

Looking for a Natural Hickey Remedy or an Organic Hickey Remedy for how to get rid of a hickey Well then the next few paragraphs are for you!

Aloe is often applied to hickeys for treatment. Not only does it help to sooth dry skin and provide added moisture (since we know you probably had the majority of that moisture sucked out of your skin by a mouth like a hoover vacuum), but it will provide a cooling sensation which will help ease the pain.

Witch Hazel is also recommended for the treatment of a hickey. Many believe that it will shorten the duration of the hickey, although no FDA testing has been able to prove this statement, so please buy products containing this product with a grain of salt. There are many believers who will swear by this, but results may vary by the individual.