Sep 2, 2016 · The odds of dying from a hickey-induced blood clot are vanishingly small. But venous blood clots kill more people than breast cancer, car crashes, and AIDS combined each year.

Aug 31, 2016 · Julio Macias Gonzalez, who was 17, reportedly died after the suction from a hickey his girlfriend gave him caused a blood clot, which traveled to his brain and caused a stroke, the Huffington...

Oct 30, 2024 · Death by hickey can occur in very rare cases. A blood vessel called the carotid artery runs down either side of your neck and putting a lot of pressure on this artery could cause a clot to form. In 2016, a 17-year-old boy in Mexico City named Julio Macias Gonzalez died after a hickey from his girlfriend caused a stroke.

Nov 13, 2023 · Those broken vessels release tiny spots of blood called petechiae. What does a hickey look like? A collection of these blood spots forms a larger dark spot, which is basically a …

Feb 20, 2024 · With thin skin, blood vessels are closer to the surface, so it doesn’t take much to injure them. This also means that blood pools closer to the surface, which can make the hickey look even more...

Aug 1, 2019 · When it comes to answering the question of, “can hickeys cause blood clots,” the answer is yes. Yes, the chances of such an event occurring are very slim. However, when your life’s on the line, is it worth risking it for physical evidence you got lucky the night before?

Aug 10, 2021 · There has been at least one occurrence of a serious complication from a hickey — but it is extremely rare. A 2010 case report showed that a 44-year-old woman in New Zealand developed a blood...

Nov 12, 2024 · A hickey could conceivably cause a stroke if it were applied with significant force directly over the carotid artery, leading to a tear in the blood vessel and the formation of a blood clot.

Aug 31, 2016 · Medics say they believe his death was caused by a blood clot that developed from the hickey and traveled through his bloodstream to his brain, where it caused a stroke. It sounds far-fetched,...

Aug 30, 2016 · The broken blood vessels dislodged a clot, which then traveled to the woman’s heart, inducing a minor stroke. She was treated with warfarin, an anticoagulant, and the clot disappeared within a...