Why does our skin change color when we apply pressure or stretch it? Like if I press the tips of my fingers together they go from reddish to pale white.

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What’s the biology behind this?

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When you press down on the skin, you are restricting the blood flow through that area. When this happen, it loses the reddish color and turns lighter than when it is blood-filled

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