Spring is here, and it's the season for couples to wantonly "plant strawberries". For men, "planting strawberries" is like a dog peeing all over the place to mark the ground and tell other men that I've contracted the land. For women, "planting strawberries" is like putting a special leash on a dog and telling other women that the dog belongs to me.

What the hell is "growing strawberries"?

The negative pressure created by the suction causes blood vessels to rupture and blood to leak out, so bruising is visible under the skin. The harder the suction, the deeper the marks left behind. This is a gorgeous "big strawberry" appeared, "strawberry" is very easy to appear in your neck, chest, lips and arms of the inner side of many small blood vessels are distributed in those places, so if you suck hard, it will leave a very dark color lipstick.

It takes about 5 to 10 minutes for the delicate skin to become bruised after being "kissed". So even if you didn't mean to leave "strawberries," you can still wake up the next day and see them flaunting where you kissed them.

The color of the "strawberries" depends on how quickly your body breaks down the blood. Everyone's body is different, but the appearance and disappearance of "strawberries" is largely predictable, with lipstick marks turning from red to purple, brown, even yellow-green, and finally disappearing.

"Strawberries" are sweet, so be careful what you put in your mouth

The New England Journal of Medicine once reported that a 44-year-old woman suffered a heart attack caused by a hickey, which paralyzed her left upper limb. Doctors explained that the hickey was very close to the aorta, and it was the sucking that caused a blood clot to form in the aorta, which in turn dislodged and traveled to the heart, ultimately blocking a blood vessel in the heart. Fortunately, the woman was treated with thrombolytic therapy and healed quickly. So, for women over 40, with a family history of coronary heart disease, a history of cerebral thrombosis, and a higher risk of blood clots such as smoking, it's important to avoid the large arteries on either side of the neck when you're in close proximity.

Treatment of hickeys

Because the nature of a hickey is just a small area of subcutaneous bleeding, it doesn't require special treatment. If you want to make it go away faster, the treatment is the same as for a bruise from a bump. If the hickey is formed for a short period of time, less than 24 hours, a cold compress should be used, but do not use an ice pack in direct contact with the skin. Ironing the area with the back of an iced spoon is the most effective way to get rid of a hickey that has only recently formed. This is because the cold compress promotes clotting and reduces blood leakage. If the hickey has been in place for more than 24 hours, a hot compress should be applied to promote the absorption of bruising in the tissues.