Can be life threatening. Infection can spread to the blood, heart, bone. Prolonged bed rest. Sometimes a scar may remain. A scar is healed tissue but will remain a somewhat different color from the surrounding skin.
Scar tissue is never as tough as uninjured skin.
If fading occurs in 15 minutes or less, no damage has occurred. Wait at least one hour and repeat pressure application. After three successful 30-minute trials, you may increase the time by 30 minutes each day. If at any point a trial is not successful, hold at that level until three successful trials are accomplished. In this way, you will rebuild your skin pressure tolerance.