As swimming season heats up, you might notice your fingers wrinkle after spending time in the water—turns out, those wrinkles ...

Pruney fingertips aren't swollen sponges — the wrinkles actually come from blood vessels constricting and pulling skin inward.

These red or purple-colored spots may show up on your skin or inside your mouth in small or large patches. Purpura happens when small blood vessels burst and blood pools under the skin.

A hickey results from ruptured blood vessels or capillaries under the skin’s surface. They break when someone sucks or bites on the skin, and the spilled blood pools, creating a dark bruise.

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It’s caused by blood leaking out of the tiny vessels called capillaries. The blood pools under the skin and leave a residue of hemoglobin that settles in the tissue there. Hemoglobin contains ...

“Dark circles result from under-eye puffiness, volume loss, hyperpigmentation and visibility of the blood vessels in the under ... plenty of over-the-counter skin care products can help remedy ...

Bruising, also known as ecchymosis, happens when capillaries located just under the skin are damaged, leading to bleeding underneath the skin. The bruise itself is discoloration from the blood ...