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Senile purpura bruises and treatment options
I ( and a friend or 2) love gardening. Even with wearing long sleeves while working outside, (today it was about 76 degrees by 8 AM here), I still get poked or scratched. The resulting bleeds and the bruises are way out of proportion to the cause. Anybody have a good suggestion how to cover up some of the bruises on my lower arms (elbow to wrist) so I don’t look so abused when going out in public? Meaning, make-up tricks. Tomorrow it will be around 94 degrees again here, so long sleeves out and about are not what I want to wear going forward.
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my dr in practice 50 years said to wear long sleeves. was he being funny? I don't bruise as much when I am down 20 lbs
My dermatologist told me to get Dermablend makeup that covers tattoos. It comes in many colors and stays on a couple of days. It will not get on your clothes when dry. It has to be removed with a makeup remover. Ulta has it and lets you try the makeup until you are satisfied with the shade. I also bought it on Amazon. It works well.
@kforrest I think your doctor was being serious. I do wear long sleeves but they don't always protect from purpura. IF you look online arm protectors are sold for this purpose!
covering the bruises not protecting arms from getting them.
They no longer say senile purpura. It’s now solar purpura. No one likes the term senile. The Dermablend makeup my doctor recommended has an SPF sun block. They have no other remedy. I was told to wear protective sleeves when golfing. Amazon has them.
@yellowfinch mine have nothing to do with the sun. Is yours sun related?
The doctor said it was, hence solar. The skin is thin on my legs & the sun makes it worse. I was told to wear protective sleeves to keep the sun off.
I spend winters in Florida and rest of the time in Massachusetts. I do spend a lot of time in the sun when away and noticed last couple of years if I banged front of my hands I’d get reddish marks. Now it’s happening on my forearms and front of my legs even if I scratch myself or bang myself lightly I get awful discoloration from bruising that takes forever to start to fade. It’s summer now and only way I can wear shorts is to wear body make up like Dermablend or similiar. It’s beyond depressing and embarrassing. I’ve always prided myself on my appearance so this development is hard to deal with frankly. My mother has always had a similar problem but has much fairer of a complexion than mine so I’m thinking it’s partially hereditary. I use a bruising cream called Dermend and topical essential oils daily but it still takes forever for the bruises to fade and new ones inevitably pop
Up. Wondering what treatments or vitamins can help
Improve this situation? Any input greatly appreciated🙏
How old are you? Post menopausal? Hrt/bhrt user?
I’m 70. Not sure what you mean by Hrt/bhrt?