What to do for easy bruising skin

Nathan

Nathan

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The skin on my forearms and back of hands wound real easily, likely from decades of sun exposure....and getting old.
I do try to stay hydrated and use skin cream, doesn't seem to have much effect. I wear long sleeves, partly to protect against
more bruising and partly to hide the skin damage already there.

Any "miracle cures" available that I haven't heard of?

Has anyone used a TENS device to dissipate a purple skin wound? Just wondering, heard that somewhere...
 

Blood thinners and NSAIDs (i.e. ibuprophen) can cause that, but it's true skin thins with age.

You're doing everything that a doctor would recommend and I don't know of anything else. Using skin cream that contains vitamin E might be helpful. I think keeping your weight up might be, too, so you've got a reasonable layer of subcutaneous fat.
 
Nathan said:
The skin on my forearms and back of hands wound real easily, likely from decades of sun exposure....and getting old.
I do try to stay hydrated and use skin cream, doesn't seem to have much effect. I wear long sleeves, partly to protect against
more bruising and partly to hide the skin damage already there.

Any "miracle cures" available that I haven't heard of?

I'm the same way....getting older, thin skin, no fat, and bruise easily on my arms and back of the hands. A few years ago, I tried a mix of !/4 Apple Cider vinegar, 1/4 Olive Oil and 1/2 water. I keep a small bottle of this mix, and some Q-tips handy in the bathroom, and every few days I spot an area that I've banged up. Shake the bottle to mix the ingredients....they separate quickly, then dip the Q-tip into the bottle, and dab the bruise. Within a day or two, the bruise is pretty much gone. So far, this works as good, or better, as anything I tried from the stores.
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Murrmurr said:
Blood thinners and NSAIDs (i.e. ibuprophen) can cause that, but it's true skin thins with age.

You're doing everything that a doctor would recommend and I don't know of anything else. Using skin cream that contains vitamin E might be helpful. I think keeping your weight up might be, too, so you've got a reasonable layer of subcutaneous fat.
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I avoid all the NSAIDS like the plague, which means I have no pain solutions; the heart attack+stroke risk from NSAIDs is my biggest concern.
Vitamin E cream- I shall give that a try.
About keeping up my weight: I always thought there was a connection- back in 2006 I quit drinking, which resulted in my weight loss from 292 down to the 250ish range. It was in this time period that I began having this skin wounding, being mid 50s I thought it was "too early" to be experiencing this. Now I'm late 60s(69 in June) and 180ish lb.s, I asked my doctor if they can make Kim Kardashian's butt big, why can't they shoot some collagen in my arms! :LOL:

Don M. said:
I'm the same way....getting older, thin skin, no fat, and bruise easily on my arms and back of the hands. A few years ago, I tried a mix of !/4 Apple Cider vinegar, 1/4 Olive Oil and 1/2 water. I keep a small bottle of this mix, and some Q-tips handy in the bathroom, and every few days I spot an area that I've banged up. Shake the bottle to mix the ingredients....they separate quickly, then dip the Q-tip into the bottle, and dab the bruise. Within a day or two, the bruise is pretty much gone. So far, this works as good, or better, as anything I tried from the stores.
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Thanks Don M., now this sounds like a tried & true home remedy, with a first person testimonial to boot. đź‘Ť
 
Have a look into Photo Bio Modulation Therapy (PBMT) Nathan,
it is only lights, there are companies that sell units for too much
money, so I made a unit using grow panels from EBAY.

Red light at 650 nm (nano metre), is what you want, different
coloured light affects different parts of the body, blue at 450 nm,
is good for the complexion, while near infrared at 850 nm if for
the inner parts of the body.

Light penetrates the skin, red light up to 2 inches, infrared up to
4 inches, the light excites the cells into acting like stem cells and
improve the health of them.

This therapy has been around for over 100 years and studied in
Russia for most of that time and they tend to keep thing quiet,
Doctors there are more likely to give you light therapy, rather
than drugs.

Mike.
 
Nathan said:
The skin on my forearms and back of hands wound real easily, likely from decades of sun exposure....and getting old.
I do try to stay hydrated and use skin cream, doesn't seem to have much effect. I wear long sleeves, partly to protect against
more bruising and partly to hide the skin damage already there.

Any "miracle cures" available that I haven't heard of?

Has anyone used a TENS device to dissipate a purple skin wound? Just wondering, heard that somewhere...
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tens will stimulate blood flow and nerves but undo damage....
 

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