What happens to skin cells when something presses against skin and leaves an imprint?

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How do they not get damaged in the process? Or do they?

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Nothing much happens to the cells. Unless the impact is hard enough to burst the cells. Which will lead to bruising etc.

Skin is very elastic, but it takes a while to bounce back after being compressed.

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