Old Age Related Skin Conditions
Older people may bruise more easily than younger people.
Old age related skin conditions. Weird things that happen to your skin as you age. An fda approved vaccination for those ages 60 and older is available to prevent shingles but it is unknown how many older people receive this vaccination. Changes in the dermal layer give the characteristic wrinkled atrophic appearance of aging skin. The skin of elderly persons possesses a greater number of benign growths and neoplasms than the skin of younger and middle aged persons.
It can take longer for these bruises to heal. Roughened or dry skin benign growths such as seborrheic keratoses and cherry angiomas loose facial skin especially around the eyes cheeks and jowls jawline transparent or thinned skin bruising easily from less elasticity. Over time skin begins to wrinkle. A variety of changes occur in the skin as we age.
Age related changes of the skin skin becomes drier thinner less elastic and finely wrinkled with normal aging. Skin changes that accompany aging include. Many older people suffer from dry spots on their skin often on their lower legs elbows and. The age related reduction in oil and sweat gland function which helps to keep the skin soft and hydrated is the main cause of dry skin.
The collagen content of the skin decreases by 1 per year after age 20 and the collagen fibers become more thick and brittle. Ultraviolet light from the sun or from a manmade source like a tanning bed causes these raised crusty growths. In this article i discuss seborrheic keratosis stucco keratosis benign melanocytic nevus cutaneous horn actinic keratosis blue nevus lentigo and porokeratosis. Dry flaky skin xerosis is the most common skin problem among the elderly.
1 ground substance and elastin fibers also decrease with aging. Cynthia s story dry skin and itching. According to the mayo clinic more than half of adults over age 40 have dry skin. Loss of elasticity elastosis noncancerous skin growths keratoacanthomas pigment changes such as liver spots thickening of the skin.