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Head and senior consultant in the division of dermatology at the National University Hospital Dr Derrick Aw AskTheExperts GOT A PROBLEM? E-mail your question to [email protected]. Specify Ask The Experts as the subject and include your name, age, gender, identity-card number and contact details. Q The skin on my forearm often bleeds or turns red when it comes into contact with any hard object. Sometimes, when my hand accidentally hits any hard object, it will begin to bleed under my skin, causing redness. The red patch will be there for about two to three weeks before completely disappearing. It does not cause much pain and there is no itch. I believe the layer of skin on my hands is very thin and has lost its elasticity due to my age. I am 68 years old and I have had this problem for three to four years. To cover up my ugly skin, I wear long-sleeved shirts all the time. Is there any cure for this condition? A You have senile purpura. This refers to the recurrent formation of purplish bruises on your skin (typically forearms) following minor trauma. It often occurs on the outer forearms and outer surface of the hands because these are areas prone to injury. As you have mentioned, the condition is self-limiting and resolves completely in a few weeks. You are also right to suggest that age-related thinning of the skin (and cumulative sun exposure) is the most likely explanation for your tendency to bruise easily . There is no cure for this harmless condition. However, wearing a long- sleeved shirt, apart from con- cealing the bruises, also serves to protect your skin from further sun damage and thinning of the skin. If your skin is dry, do moisturise it regularly. Dryness can cause itching, and scratching can cause tears in the skin and delay the healing of your bruises. A long-sleeved shirt can hide bruises and protect your skin I have thin skin and bruise easily B10 MIND & BODY | THE STRAITS TIMES | TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2016 |
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Head and senior consultantin the division of dermatologyat the National University Hospital
Dr Derrick Aw
AskTheExperts
GOT A PROBLEM? E-mail yourquestion to [email protected] Ask The Experts as thesubject and include your name,age, gender, identity-card numberand contact details.
Q The skin on my forearm oftenbleeds or turns red when it comesinto contact with any hard object.
Sometimes, when my handaccidentally hits any hardobject, it will begin to bleedunder my skin, causing redness.
The red patch will be therefor about two to three weeks
before completely disappearing. It does not cause much pain
and there is no itch.I believe the layer of skin on my
hands is very thin and has lostits elasticity due to my age.
I am 68 years old and I have hadthis problem for three to four years.
To cover up my ugly skin, I wearlong-sleeved shirts all the time. Isthere any cure for this condition?
A You have senile purpura.This refers to the recurrent
formation of purplish bruises onyour skin (typically forearms)following minor trauma.
It often occurs on the outerforearms and outer surface of thehands because these are areasprone to injury.
As you have mentioned, thecondition is self-limiting andresolves completely in a few weeks.
You are also right to suggest thatage-related thinning of the skin(and cumulative sun exposure) isthe most likely explanation for your
tendency to bruise easily .There is no cure for this harmless
condition. However, wearing a long-
sleeved shirt, apart from con-cealing the bruises, also serves toprotect your skin from further sundamage and thinning of the skin.
If your skin is dry, do moisturise itregularly.
Dryness can cause itching, andscratching can cause tears in theskin and delay the healing of yourbruises.
A long-sleeved shirt can hidebruises and protect your skin
I have thin skin and bruise easily
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