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Prednisone Side Effects and Withdrawal Symptoms
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 16 3:11pm | Replies (66)Comment receiving replies
Not about aging, Prednisone thins the skin. https://nmc-magazine.com/understanding-and-managing-thin-skin-caused-by-steroid-use/
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I know that prednisone causes the thinning skin, but does it also cause “crepy” skin?! I have crepy skin on my forearms along with the thin skin!
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I don't think men have as much of a problem with Prednisone's effect of thinning the skin. Our skin is different --- thick and rough.
https://www.dermalogica.com/blogs/living-skin/is-a-mans-skin-really-different-from-a-womans#:~:text=Yes!,man's%20skin%20texture%20is%20tougher.
My skin did get rather thin on my legs in the area of my shins. Every time I bumped my shins when I was on Prednisone it would cause mega trauma. The skin in that area was thin before Prednisone.
After Prednisone, my shins would hurt when I was in the sun. It was like the sun could burn right through my shins. There was hardly any skin left on my shins.
I'm off Prednisone now. I have more skin on my shins but it looks more like scar tissue to me.