A tissue compression device comprising: a base comprising a bottom surface and a top surface, wherein the base comprises a bladder orifice formed through the base from the bottom surface to the top surface; retention structure attached to the base, the retention structure configured to retain the base over a selected location, wherein the bottom surface of the base is configured to face selected tissue at the selected location and wherein the top surface of the base is configured to face away from the selected tissue when the base is retained over the selected location; a bladder operably attached to the base, wherein a lower surface of the bladder faces the selected tissue when the retention structure retains the base over the selected location, and wherein an upper surface of the bladder faces away from the lower surface of the bladder; wherein the tissue compression device defines a compression axis extending through the upper surface of the bladder, the bladder orifice in the base, and the lower surface of the bladder when the base is retained over the selected location by the retention structure, said tissue compression device being characterized in that it further comprises a ring indicator positioned above and in contact with the upper surface of the bladder, wherein the ring indicator is in a concave configuration, wherein a force exerted by the upper surface of the bladder on the ring indicator moves the ring indicator from the concave configuration to a convex configuration, and wherein an inner edge of the ring indicator is further away from the bottom surface of the base when the ring indicator is in the convex configuration than when the ring indicator is in the concave configuration. a base comprising a bottom surface and a top surface, wherein the base comprises a bladder orifice formed through the base from the bottom surface to the top surface; retention structure attached to the base, the retention structure configured to retain the base over a selected location, wherein the bottom surface of the base is configured to face selected tissue at the selected location and wherein the top surface of the base is configured to face away from the selected tissue when the base is retained over the selected location; a bladder operably attached to the base, wherein a lower surface of the bladder faces the selected tissue when the retention structure retains the base over the selected location, and wherein an upper surface of the bladder faces away from the lower surface of the bladder; wherein the tissue compression device defines a compression axis extending through the upper surface of the bladder, the bladder orifice in the base, and the lower surface of the bladder when the base is retained over the selected location by the retention structure, said tissue compression device being characterized in that it further comprises a ring indicator positioned above and in contact with the upper surface of the bladder, wherein the ring indicator is in a concave configuration, wherein a force exerted by the upper surface of the bladder on the ring indicator moves the ring indicator from the concave configuration to a convex configuration, and wherein an inner edge of the ring indicator is further away from the bottom surface of the base when the ring indicator is in the convex configuration than when the ring indicator is in the concave configuration.