I've had this for about 8 years..I'm 72. I have found that Vitamin K cream does lesson the time of "repair". I also ordered some Bee Venom cream.. seams to work pretty well. I don't believe theirs any way to avoid them; unfortunately. They really are horrific looking, in my opinion. Hands, arms, especially elbows and now my legs are getting them all over. Just very thin skin. I do take inhalers for COPD.. so I'm sure that doesn't help. Sometimes I'll cover them with a bandaid.. a gentle one on my hands.. am I being vain? Probably, but whatever.. they are pretty ugly. LOL