How long does it take for a hickey to completely heal?
a bruise. Basically. So depending on the severity of the bruise is how long it will take to heal. If it is not that bad you should see some improvement in 7 to 10 days, like any bruise. The deeper the bruise the longer it is going to take to heal. You could try and cover it with make up of some sort but then it is just going to look like you are trying to conceal something so I would just leave it alone and let it heal. If they ask questions it is going to awkward but explain it as best you can, she was curious and gave herself a hickie. Good luck.
According to Wikipedia, it takes 4-12 days for a hickey to go away. It’s actually a minor hematoma, which is broken blood vessels under the skin. It didn’t say whether there were any brains brought to the surface. I suspect not… Before I learned what it was, I used to do it to myself fairly regularly because I thought it was cool! Why do kids do them? Because they can. Because it makes the grown-ups crazy. Why ask why? If you bother with long sleeves, it sounds like a week or so should do it. Maybe once it’s turned that lovely yellowish green you can wear short sleeves. I’m sure your daughter’s arm won’t be the first time the nurse has encountered this situation. Worst case, the nurse will probably ask your daughter some leading questions to find out how the thing really got there. She might casually find excuses to observe her for awhile. But if your daughter never had an unusual amount of bruising before or since. I don’t think you have anything to worry about. At least not until the
