Valkyrie Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Spotted a little patch on my arm the other day - I'd been helping OH drag and cut up branches for shredding, probably dug my arm with a branch (I did have sleeves so no broken skin) and only found it when I was in the bath. The most annoying thing about research was that it usually appears in the elderly (among other causes). Am I elderly now? Noooooooooooo? I thought elderly was my mum - not me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Sorry, no had to look it up but it's just cause our skin thins as we get older I believe. One more thing for us to get ready for!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 😭 But my mental age is 8! Hopefully it's a one-off but if it doesn't go then I'll be down the docs. Too much danger in reading up on things that you end up a hypochondriac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Last Summer I notice that the skin on the back of my hands was getting easily damaged and was slow to heal. I started using factor 30 sun cream and the skin condition has improved dramatically. I'm not alone with that problem down here. An awful lot of people have skin issues, which I think must be down to the sun exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 My neighbour, who spent his life outdoors, has this. Not the same, but I have pigmentation on my arms; came on 21 years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter, and never went. It is more obvious in the summer, but just looks like bruises in the winter. I have dark olive skin though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 My 3 year old grandson told me on Saturday that my ‘winkles’ were getting better! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 8 hours ago, Patricia W said: My 3 year old grandson told me on Saturday that my ‘winkles’ were getting better! Hahah, love it! Must be that miracle cream you're using 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 Awww that's sweet! My patch now looks more like cooked liver than raw, so I think it's slowly going. I have a strawberry shaped birthmark (and pinky red) on the bottom of my foot. I also have different pigment colours like a large round tea stain on my leg that I have had since I was a child and my face has a patch on my left side. In summer I look like half a ventriloquist dummy where the line goes down my chin from my mouth, along the jaw and up in front of my ear. It then has a line across my temple to my eyebrow and follows the eyebrow right round to the nose. There it seems to disperse a bit and mix in with my freckles over the nose. I hate photos because it looks like I have a black eye! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I had never noticed it K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 I think my specs hide a lot of it. And I wear caps and hats to try and shield it! LOL! Passport photo - oh dear. No more passport photos for me - but then I had to have a new drivers licence when we moved. I look like I'm on the "Most Wanted" - really rough! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
