Adverse effects of Apple Watch Ultra

I have had the exact same issue with my wrist after wearing the Iwatch Ultra for 10 months....I recently exchanged my Ultra for the new iwatch 45 mm model. My wrist has not yet recovered.....

I have had this same thing happen to me and it only got worse as I wore my 45 mm Apple Watch Ultra Titanium model. Why does it for this? Can apple give some kind of compensation for skin damage? I have had mine for about a 8 months and it’s only gotten worse.

All of the photos of these so called burns, from the pictures alone, I have one question,

WHY ARE YOU WEARING YOUR WATCH SO TIGHT!?

All technology no matter the size needs to breathe. All of the watches sensors work without you trying to cut off the circulation to your hand. You should be able to put at least one finger, without force, between your band and arm.

Honestly that looks like someone that doesn't know how to wear a watch correctly. You shouldn't be ratcheting down your watch so tightly that it leaves an imprint on your skin. Loosen it up and you should not have that issue.

I've noticed the same condition. I typically wear mine on the looser side. One notch down would be snug and would spare me the incessant Siri interuptions but would not be uncomfortable. However, I just prefer the comfort of one notch looser. I am increasingly concerned about the long-term effect of the continuous IR light on the skin. Irritation, I can live with (for now). According to researchers, it SOUNDS like IR does not carry the same well-know risks as UV, but it's always qualified by "there's insufficient evidence to conclude..". But, a light burn seems like it should be a light burn and perhaps there's just not enough research on long-term concentrated application of IR.

I have an Ultra 2. I don’t wear it too tight and I make sure I clean it every so often. I’ve never had any issues.

The only time I’ve had an issue with a watch was because I was wearing it too tight and for too long.

I had the same problem but even at a worst degree. Only after one night of wearing my brand new watch, I woke up with a severe discomfort on the skin and muscle beneath the watch, as soon as I woke up it felt like somebody had been hitting my wrist with a hammer all night, so I immediately took off the watch and threw it across the room and went back to sleep. For about six weeks after that my wrist was very sore as if somebody had hit it with a hammer multiple times. I returned the watch, I tried to dissuade my ex-wife and my daughter from wearing their's, but they have no issues so they ignored me. I will never touch an Apple Watch ever again.

LD150, think before you speak.... i've not noticed you're quick to respond to many people without using your brain first. Clearly, it's the watch, but clearly it affects some negatively while not affecting others, but as anyone with sense would concur, the watch is the unknown variable, and in my case as well as many others evidently, this watch has a consistent adverse affect on those of us who are seemingly hypersensitive to it including the physician who commenced this thread. I didn't have these issues until I wore the watch, so you stand corrected, it's NOT me that caused this, it WAS the watch.

Ryans absolutely right, I was wearing mine too tight. Been wearing the Ultra 2 months now night and day, but no tight and no issues at all. I put all my previous issues down to not letting it breath and move freely. Happy chappy now, luv it.

Loosen the deathgrip you have put on your wrist with your watch. It should not be tight enough to choke your wrist out and leave an imprint.

Same here. Been wearing my Apple Watch Ultra for over 2 years every day, surfing, working, snowboarding , mountain biking , golfing you name it.. absolutely no adverse skin reactions, or any kind of adverse reaction … it’s the best smart watch I have ever purchased.

That pimple? The author does claim to be a medic but hasn’t noticed that if humans wear watches, rings, spectacles for a long time that the skin and fat become depressed semi permanently. I have grooves behind my ears and dents in my nose from 20 years of spectacle wearing but I don’t complain to Specsavers.

Anyone married more than a few years take a look at your ring finger.

Some people just want to join the blame Apple band wagon.

LD150 wrote:

I have grooves behind my ears and dents in my nose from 20 years of spectacle wearing but I don’t complain to Specsavers.

Anyone married more than a few years take a look at your ring finger.

Women often have divots on both their shoulders. I'll leave you to figure out what causes those. ;-)

jwp3313 wrote:

..., I tried to dissuade my ex-wife and my daughter from wearing their's, but they have no issues so they ignored me. I will never touch an Apple Watch ever again.

So it isnt the Watch, its you.

The watch is the variable. However, I find it very amusing that people immediately jump to the notion that it's the sensors. In fact, any watch can cause a "dent" in your wrist if you wear it all the time. People who wear rings all the time also experience this same thing. And lots of people are allergic to nickel. That can result in a blistering rash.