How do you get rid of a "hickie"

[musiclawyer]

Or at least expedite it's fade away. Serious question. Unwanted blemish on the neck. Not really had to deal with them before, or at least as a grown up. Any advice appreciated.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Well, it's a bruise........

Doesn't matter how you got it......it's still a bruise!

So.....today, cold compresses every 3 to 4 hours, for about 15 minutes at a time.......

Tomorrow, the same regime with heat........

Cover with a scarf in the meantime......

Avoid aspirin as this aggravates the bleeding........

Good luck! I hope it was worth it!

:hi:

[Briarius]

2. you could try some Arnica

look for a cream or gel at a natural food store.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. Yeah, Arnica does help bruises go away faster.

I use Topricin creme on bruises, which is arnica and some other stuff. It helps.

[AngryAmish]

3. Rub it toward your heart

Sometimes helps to get rid of pooled blood.

[Guava Jelly]

4. Well you tell him his sister is cheaten on him!

Oh wait thats how you get rid of a hick
:rofl:

[petronius]

5. Damn you!

I was trying to come up with a hick joke!

(Yours is pretty good though...)

[Guava Jelly]

7. I try to please

:)

[JVS]

6. Amputation

[RetroLounge]

9. Turtleneck sweater...

:RL

[leftofthedial]

10. big bandage

lame excuse

it's there until it goes away

[philosophie_en_rose]

11. makeup

:shrug:

[merh]

12. roll a cold, raw egg over it

do that several times a day, it will help it disappear.

try it, it really works.

[Schema Thing]

13. I Heart (insert hickie maker's name) tee-shirt.

own it!

[anarch]

14. have a friend shoot you in the neck with a crossbow

then you'll have a good excuse for the wound! Alternatively, you could go hunting with Dick Cheney.

[HEyHEY]

15. Tramp!

[tk2kewl]

16. Have someone suck on the opposite side.

[LostinVA]

21. teeheehee

[TimeChaser]

17. Why hide it? Wear it with pride!

:evilgrin:

[Dukkha]

23. indeed. it's a badge of honor!

my girlfriend has one today. She became officially divorced yesterday and our relationship has been a secret for the most part. Now she strolls in to work with me the day after her court date with a love bite. :D

[In_The_Wind]

18. Apply Helichrysm directly to the bruise. It will be gone in 24 hours.

It's an essential oil available at Whole Foods Markets or at most stores selling homeopathic remedies.

[Whoa_Nelly]

19. Take a gel pen and make it into a temporary tattoo

:evilgrin:

[bettyellen]

20. scratch over it with a pocket comb

and slap the big show off who did it.

[Deep13]

22. Use shop vac to replicate hickie over all visible skin.

Tell people you have a sunburn.

[Broken_Hero]

24. I have never been able

to use any tricks to make them go away, so I just wore them like a badge of honor...:)

[xchrom]

25. come over here, honey -- i've got some pancake make-up

that will cover up sin.

after we'll work on those eyebrows and -- ya know a little mascara wouldn't hurt.

[graywarrior]

26. Give his toothie to the tooth fairie.

[warrior1]

27. Time

[Courtesy Flush]

28. Here's detailed instructions...

http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Hickey

[MsKandice01]

29. In my experience,

I've found that you can only get rid of them in the early stages....After that, you're pretty much stuck.

In the past, I've used a lipstick cap. Put it on the hickey, apply pressure and rotate it slightly in a circular motion. I usually had to do that about 20 times and it would usually be gone within hours.