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Two dermatologist said now it is called solar rather than senile. Senile sounds negative & ugly and solar due to being in the sun which causes it. I’m also told there is no cure but it will go away. It does NOT. However I just had a procedure in the hospital where pressure was put on my chest and now it’s all over my chest. I protect my legs & never do they see sun. I have large dark purple areas in the sock area going up my leg in smaller marks. It comes & goes. I cover my arms, legs & even my face (with sunscreen). I am told it is due to thin skin in the elderly (I hate that word also) and being in the sun. I take a blood thinner also. OTC products claiming to remove bruises do not work. I’ve tried them all.
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@yellowfinch sorry but I do not agree it has anything to do with the sun. I get them in the winter just as much as in the summer. I have lupus and my skin is very sensitive to sun but I do not get purpura from sun!
If I went on a blood thinner I would have the same extent of purpura that you are describing. I keep declining blood thinners since my afib only happens once a year. When I hit 75 (in 2 years) I will get more pressure to do them.
I often have a lot on my forearms and backs of hands. They open and bleed and get on my sheets. I can't imagine being on a blood thinner but if you have to be....I can relate and am sorry you are going through this!
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May I ask your age and when this started?Mine started when I hit sixty three. I am.
Sixty six. Well i'm going to do the light therapy And if it works to improve the Collagen in my arms then great. I will buy my own. Arnica does help fade the spots also a good vitamin c.