@lauren

It's just makeup to cover up bruising. He's on anticoagulants - probably has been for many years, like many men and women with risk factors for heart disease (weight, lifestyle, etc) and they've probably increased the strength of what he's on with his more recent diagnosis of venous insuffciency.

This level of anticoagulants makes you bruise *extremely* easily - just bump a doorknob or table surface with your hand / elbow / whatever, and you'll bruise - and it also makes the bruises look much more severe. I've a relative that has had bruises covering half their face with dark, almost-black patches multiple times from very minor incidents.

But he's vain (vein? 😉 ), so gotta cover it up with makeup.

#vain #YoureSoVain #CarlySimon #vein #bruise #VenousInsufficiency