Cyanotic Mask

Cyanotic mask is a painful condition when the skin of the face acquires a bluish tint due to dilation of blood vessels and leakage of blood into the subcutaneous tissue. As a rule, this medical problem has no connection with the cardiovascular system and occurs due to a sharp decrease in blood pressure. Cyanosis may be a temporary symptom of presyncope or a frequent accompaniment of more severe illnesses.

Many people mistakenly assume that masks are gray because of the graying of vellus hair, but the reason is not quite what it always seems to others. There is a capillary at the roots of the hair. This vessel carries blood from the heart to the scalp. Blood is discharged from the systemic circulation into the capillaries of the venules, in which the blood coagulates quite quickly and forms blood clots. They constantly enter the surrounding tissue, at the very surface of the skin, to the roots of the hair, swell and form grayish-bluish spots. This is why the hair appears gray or grey.