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Thinning skin.

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gillyknits Sun 10-Jun-18 13:03:35

I know there was a thread on this subject a couple of years ago but I would be interested in any new views. I’m absolutely fed up with tearing flaps in my arms and ankle skin at the drop of a hat. I just need to look at a door handle and then I’m reaching for the bandages.(Can’t use plasters because peeling them off causes massive bruising )
I’ve been to the docs. and had various blood tests but it’s been put down to ‘old age’. I’m only seventy and the thought of years more of this makes me cheesed off.
Yesterday whist gardening I walked into a low branch now I have a large flap on my shin. It was so bad it warranted a hospital visit.
My daughter suggests that I wear waders filled with bubble wrap in the garden and a suit of armour in the house . I said that knowing my luck. I'd get caught in the armour hinges!
I have to laugh about it but It really annoys me. I can’t just sit all day doing nothing in case it happens again.

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oldbutchirpy Wed 08-Aug-18 22:27:17

Fennel. Many thanks. I have just had a look at the website which you recommended and the fast healing plasters certainly sound promising. I’ll try and get some tomorrow. I’ll keep you posted as I can almost guarantee that I will have somewhere on my arms to try them in the next couple of days.

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oldbutchirpy Fri 10-Aug-18 11:11:03

Fennel. I have just bought some Elastoplast Silicone Soft which advertise themselves as having 100% pain-free removal and as being suitable for fragile skin. We shall see!
It will be great if they don’t finish up making the wound two or three times as bad as the original by tearing off the skin as the plaster is removed!

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Fennel Fri 10-Aug-18 12:01:40

Thanks for telling me - were they very expensive?
I tried to get some more of those that I use, Mepilex border EM, 4 by 4 cm, and they wanted nearly £20 for a packet of 10.
As I said earlier, you can leave them on for a few days.
Hoping they work for you.
When you remove them go slowly, should be fine.

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oldbutchirpy Fri 10-Aug-18 14:43:12

Fennel. Special offer at present at Boots. £3.79 for a pack of 8 - two sizes, 400mmx400mm and 700x300. No sizing shown on the pack but my measurements are pretty close.

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Fennel Fri 10-Aug-18 17:08:29

That sounds better, I'll have to go down to Boots and have a look.

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lilybet Mon 27-Aug-18 07:01:48

You can get packets of dressings from Asda. They are very gentle. Almost the same as mepilex border. Think you get 4 for 1.99 or less. I was getting them last year for my husbands lower leg wound. He has very fragile skin. These dressing come in two sizes. Worth a try.

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loopyloo Mon 27-Aug-18 09:31:45

Might vit d help ?

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oldbutchirpy Mon 27-Aug-18 21:13:05

Loopyloo. It’s certainly worth a question to my GP - nobody has ever suggested it but I have a major problem wifh a full body itchy skin for which I have UVb light treatment twice a week. It sort of just keeps a lid on the itch but I have a helluva tan! At times I have wondered if the light treatment was worsening the thin skin problem.

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oldbutchirpy Wed 05-Sept-18 15:44:42

lily bet. That’s another one which I’ll try. Thanks for the tip. Nearest Asda is a bit of a trip so it will have to wait a while.

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Nandalot Wed 05-Sept-18 16:50:57

A friend has very thin skin and because they have a low immune system was often getting an infection as a result. Like Nanandgrampy they tried honey, a local one, on the cuts/grazes and has found this to be amazing at speeding up healing. Strange but true.

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Jane43 Wed 05-Sept-18 22:12:12

Would a collagen supplement help?

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