How can I make a hickey myself?

In principle a hickey can be made very easily by yourself. The only thing you have to do is to damage the small blood vessels, as in the case of a hickey caused by another person, which causes bleeding to occur again. The most obvious way is, of course, to create a hickey yourself by putting on your lips and sucking with your mouth.

The best and most authentic result is achieved. However, the disadvantage of this method is that it is not possible to reach every part of the body, especially the popular neck, and thus these parts must logically be excluded from a self-made hickey. However, any electrical device, which can create a negative pressure, is also well suited to create a homemade hickey.

Popular is of course the vacuum cleaner with the suction tube. This can be placed anywhere on the skin, turned on and then wait for the hickey to form. You can also examine your work quickly and easily by lifting the tube.

However, you should make sure that the suction power of the vacuum cleaner is not set too high, as this can cause injuries to the skin. In addition, any other method that causes damage to the small vessels can be used to imitate a hickey. For example, you can make a bruise and thus an imitation hickey yourself by lightly hitting a part of the body. However, this is not without danger and is painful, so it is not recommended.

When is a hickey dangerous?

Usually it is not dangerous to have a hickey. Sucking only causes relatively superficial bleeding, which is reduced within days to a few weeks and leaves no residue. Only a pre-existing defect in the blood clotting represents a risk, if this means a higher risk of clotting. A few cases have been described in which a hickey has caused a thrombosis, which in turn has led to a stroke. Scarring can also occur due to damage to the skin.