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Are bruises and cupping marks the same? To the naked eye, they look the same.

Bruise vs Cupping MarksSource: CuppingTherapy.com

A bruise is an area of skin discoloration resulting from tissue damage and broken blood vessels due to impact trauma. It hurts when you touch a bruise. The timing and sequence of color changes of bruises have been known for over 100 years in forensic medical data and they are used as markers in physical abuse cases.

 

A_bruiseSource: Jetson Medical Text Book

Bruises start out reddish and progress to bluish, then purplish that fades to brown, then green to yellow before dissipating.  Here is a summary of the skin color changes from bruises as they age. It takes nearly 2 weeks to resolve a bruise.

Summary of Color Change From Bruises With Time

Source

0-24 hr

1-3 days

4-7 days

1-2 weeks

Over 2 Weeks

Cramps (1976)

Red, Dushy/Purple, Black

Green

Yellow

Resolution

Glaister (1962)

Dark Blue

Dark Blue

Green

Yellow

Resolution

Polson et al (1985)

Red, Dark or Red/Black

Greenish Tinge (Day 7)

Yellowing

Resolution

Smith and Fiddes (1955)

Red, Purple/Black

Yellow (Begins)

Yellow

Yellow/Resolution

Resolution

Spitz and Fisher (1974)

Light Blue/Red

Dark Purple

Dark Purple, Greenish/Yellow

Yellow

Resolution

Adelson (1974)

Red/Blue, Purple

Blue/Brown

Yellow/Green

Resolution

Resolution

Credit: Journal of Clinical Pathology 54.5 (May 2001): 348-55

Bruising Aging Cycle

What about cupping marks? Do they follow the same pattern?

No. They do not. CandyLipz Clinical Trial Class 4 validated findings showed that cupping marks are actually erythema- superficial  skin reddening. Cupping does not cause bruising, broken blood vessels, vascular hemorrhage or broken red blood cells. (Read the clinical study here)

1) Cupping marks are not painful when you touch them. As a matter of fact, cupping marks fade quicker if you massage them and they can be rubbed off with a comb within 24 hours (massage will work as well)! Do you still think they are bruises?

2) Cupping mark skin discoloration has a shorter clearance cycle. On average, cupping marks resolve in just 4 days whereas bruises may take up to two weeks to clear. For mild discoloration of pink to scarlet red marks, they generally take only take a day or two for the color to dissipate. For blue, gray, and purple discolorations, they may take up to 7 days to clear. Cupping marks generally do not go continue though the yellow and green cycles in their late clearing stages.

Did you know?: In the traditional Chinese medicine tradition, cupping marks are the result of toxins being drawn out from the tissues. These toxins can then be expelled by the body through natural processes.

Pathology of Cupping MarksSource: Sumafeet.com.wordpress.com

Do you think bruising can cause the pathological cupping marks as seen in the image above?

LIP CUPPING

If you use lip cupping for lip enhancement, the temporary side effects may include redness, skin discoloration, tenderness of the lips, and a blood blister (rare) on the lips,  around and inside the mouth. They may be light pink, bluish purple, or black. According to CandyLipz clinical trial, cupping marks are erythema and they typically clear on average within 4.4 days. Some users have mild to no marks, and others have marks that are more intense. Cupping marks are not bruises. Lip cupping does not cause bruising, broken blood vessels, vascular hemorrhage or broken red blood cells. 

WHAT DO CUPPING MARKS LOOK LIKE ON THE LIPS

cupping marks ct web

LATEST NEWS ON CUPPING

Watch Cupping Marks Made a Spotlight in the Rio Olympic games 2016 and Why Athletes Use Cupping. Listen to Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains cupping.

 
 

TRIVIA

Did you know that cupping is used for the treatment of pain, acne, eczema, facial paralysis, migraines, herpes zoster, gynecological disorders, high blood pressure, anemia, bronchial congestion, cellulite, varicose veins, and gastrointestinal problems to name a few. Source: WebMD Medical Reference

 

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- CEO & Founder of Thienna Inc. and CandyLipz LLC. - Achieved Levels of Education/School * PhD in Scientific Nutrition * Master of Business Administration * Master of Science in Genetic Engineering * Bachelor of Science in Microbiology * Bachelor of Art in Economics - Author * Eat Your Way to Brighter Skin: The All-Natural, Inexpensive, Easy Way to a Clear and Healthy Complexion * Cooking On the Light Side: Smart Recipes for Bright Skin and Vitality Book - Book Awards 2008 to 2011 * Grand Prize Award Winner at the Beach Book Festival 2008 * Silver Award CIPA Evvy Book Awards 2008 * Silver Award Premier Book Awards 2008 * Finalist in Foreword’s Book of the Year Award 2008 * Finalist in the Eric Hoffer Award 2008 * Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Award 2008 * Finalist in the National Best Books Awards 2008 * Honorable mention at the Hollywood Book Festival Award 2008 * Honorable mention at the DIY Book Festival Award 2008 * Honorable mention at the New England Book Festival Award 2008 * Honorable mention at the New York Book Festival Award 2008 * Gold Award Winner for Reader’s Favorite 2011 * Gold Award Elit Awards 2011 * Finalist in Best Books Award 2011 * Finalist in Eric Hoffer Award 2011 * Finalist in Indie Excellence 2011 - Patents * USA Skin Brightening Method Patent 10/599,779 * China Lip Enhancement and Enlargement Device Patent 2013306223476 * USA Lip Enhancement and Enlargement Device Patent 9,119,758 * USA Lip Enhancement and Enlargement Device Patent D739,083 * Korea Lip Enhancement and Enlargement Device Patent 30-0782522 * Japan Lip Enhancement and Enlargement Device Patent 1519769 * Europe Lip Enhancement and Enlargement Device Patent 002369892-0001 - CandyLiz Lip Enhancement Awards * Iron A'Design Award 2013 Italy * Gold Good Design Award 2013 USA * San Francisco Best Beauty and Personal Care Award 2015 USA * Best in Beauty Awards 2015 by Beauty Examinee USA * Women Inventor Award 2013 at Korea Invention Award Festival (KIAF), Korea * Gold Award for Technical Design at INPEX 2013 USA * Spark Design Awards 2014 USA * Silver Medal at International Invention Show, INOVA 2014 Croatia * Special Award by World Invention Intellectual Property Associations * Gold Medal at Kaohsiung International Invention Exhibition, KIE 2014 Taiwan * Special Award by Indonesian Invention & Innovation Promotion Association * Gold Medal at Int’l Art – Creativity & Engineering Exhibition, I+ACEH Indonesia * Special Award by Malaysian Research & Innovation Society, MyRIS Malaysia * Gold Medal at European Exhibition of Creativity & Innovation, EUROINVENT, Romania * Special Award by Croatian Association of Inventors * i-ENVEX Gold Medal by UniMAP/MINDS/MyRIS/EYReC/WIIPA/IFIA * Gold Medal at World Invention Innovation Contest, WiC Korea * Special Award by World Inventors Association (WIA) * Gold Medal with Mention at International Warsaw Invention Show, IWIS Poland * Special Award by Chinese Innovation & Invention Society (CIIS) - Guinness Book of World Records 2007 to 2011 1) Most Sumo Squats in One Hour (5,135 squats) 2) Longest Samson's Chair (static wall sit for 11 hours, 51 minutes, and 14 seconds) 3) Heaviest Weight Deadlifted in One Minute (3,864 pounds) 4) Heaviest Weight Deadlifted in One Hour (104,863 pounds)

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