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Sudden onset of skin wrinkling and sagging in arms
Hi all. New to this. I am a 44 year old woman who is physically fit (gym 5 days a week) and eats pretty well.
Approx 5 weeks ago I developed veins showing on both hands. They have not gone away and infact they are bulging most times, and I can "feel them". They have increased and I can see some starting to climb up my forearm now. Before this, my veins barely ever showed.
Approx 2 weeks ago, I developed wrinkling (crepe paper look) on my forearms (near connection of elbow) and on my upper arms. My arms have gone from 44 years old to looking like those of a 60 year old woman.
Approx 5 days ago my skin started sagging and I have now developed that "flap" by my triceps. My arms have always been my pride and joy..I work so hard at them, and they have been so tone,..now they look flabby and sagging with wrinkles.
I am in a panic. Have a doctors appointment for Friday.
Yes, I am fair, Yes, I have been sunburnt many times over the years. My mother had wrinkles also, but to have this come on so very sudden, I don't know what to think.
As far as periomenopause, it sounds like this shouldn't happen so suddenly and usually the elasticity is after menopause. I don't have any symptoms yet, except for my period being early once in a while.
I am 44 years old, and have gone, in 2 weeks, from having 44 year old skin to skin of a 60 year old. Could someone please help? I'm very distressed.
Approx 5 weeks ago I developed veins showing on both hands. They have not gone away and infact they are bulging most times, and I can "feel them". They have increased and I can see some starting to climb up my forearm now. Before this, my veins barely ever showed.
Approx 2 weeks ago, I developed wrinkling (crepe paper look) on my forearms (near connection of elbow) and on my upper arms. My arms have gone from 44 years old to looking like those of a 60 year old woman.
Approx 5 days ago my skin started sagging and I have now developed that "flap" by my triceps. My arms have always been my pride and joy..I work so hard at them, and they have been so tone,..now they look flabby and sagging with wrinkles.
I am in a panic. Have a doctors appointment for Friday.
Yes, I am fair, Yes, I have been sunburnt many times over the years. My mother had wrinkles also, but to have this come on so very sudden, I don't know what to think.
As far as periomenopause, it sounds like this shouldn't happen so suddenly and usually the elasticity is after menopause. I don't have any symptoms yet, except for my period being early once in a while.
I am 44 years old, and have gone, in 2 weeks, from having 44 year old skin to skin of a 60 year old. Could someone please help? I'm very distressed.
You are so right! A year ago, April 3rd 2014, after going to this dentist/endo-specialist, I came out alright until about walking two blocks away after visit I got this sudden dry mouth incident and the effect of a rush, with the speed of light, from one side of my upper gums to the other side of the mouth. This was so intense I gasped for air and the first reaction was to rinse my mouth/thinking I've been exposed to ??? and drink water to be able to actually 'swallow'. This was just the start of a constant need to replenish of fluids/water, DEHYDRATED. By the end of June of same year, divorced, 'off' of the dating scene and happiest than ever been in my life, I encountered some stress while trying to meet a project deadline...soon after I got a bloody blister, in upper right hand palm, and a couple of small round blister between two my right hand fingers, all symptoms imaginable and THIS CREPE LOOKING SKIN ON MY HANDS AND ARMS. AWFUL LOOKING! I later notice my upper legs look like I was older more like a 70 or 80 years old woman, AS MY MUSCLE MASS HAD DECREASED ABOUT 30%. In my fifties I looked from behind like a 25 years old woman, which many a times I caught disappointment in men's faces when they took a second look at my face. Sorry, but my routine of going to the gym 4-5x/wk and 3x/wk yoga raw foodist/organic food/non-restaurant/non-processed eater/consumer and great genes and family history I'm sure contributed to. Being a dietitian/heatlh coach/personal trainer YOU THINK you can
have control of your health and health outcome. NO! This explains very well our being connected in more ways that we want to be. When you go to a professional 'seeking their help', you might get it or might not, because it all depends on what this professional has in plan for you. Yes you may be in one of a 'targeted group'. In my case I was candid enough to share with my dermatologist of 25+ years that I thought the endo/dentist exposed me to it. He turned on me becoming the lead support, followed by the pcps of the dentist, they called my rash, shingles. I became an observer of respected professionals faking ignorance, none of them were listening to my contribution/ suggestions. I got out of the insurance, went private and that's how I found out that I'd even been walking with Strep-throat for close to five months, and that was only the beginning... As a health coach I tried everything on earth I knew to fix the problem, but only the MDs can requests lab tests, I've known better on how to go around the system since then, though.
I think people need to be more aware of what's going on...
*I BELIEVE I WAS EXPOSED TO A DESICCANT THAT RESULTED IN MY DEHYDRATION, PROCEEDING TO LOSS OF MUSCLE AND CREPE SKIN APPEARANCE.
*I IMPROVED IT BY ABOUT 10% BY TAKING IN NATURAL COLLAGEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, INCREASING MY RESISTANCE TRAINING BY 10% AND CONTINUING MY EXERCISE ACTIVITIES RELIGIOUSLY AND LISTENING TO MY BODY. When I go for food shopping I only shop for what by body calls for...don't take a list with me...listen to your body, your body can help self repair.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL, AND PROTECT YOURSELVES BY EDUCATING YOURSELVES ON YOUR BODY, and your HEALTH. Besides take pharma-based/professional medicine ...with a grain of salt...!
With Love for all,
jean
have control of your health and health outcome. NO! This explains very well our being connected in more ways that we want to be. When you go to a professional 'seeking their help', you might get it or might not, because it all depends on what this professional has in plan for you. Yes you may be in one of a 'targeted group'. In my case I was candid enough to share with my dermatologist of 25+ years that I thought the endo/dentist exposed me to it. He turned on me becoming the lead support, followed by the pcps of the dentist, they called my rash, shingles. I became an observer of respected professionals faking ignorance, none of them were listening to my contribution/ suggestions. I got out of the insurance, went private and that's how I found out that I'd even been walking with Strep-throat for close to five months, and that was only the beginning... As a health coach I tried everything on earth I knew to fix the problem, but only the MDs can requests lab tests, I've known better on how to go around the system since then, though.
I think people need to be more aware of what's going on...
*I BELIEVE I WAS EXPOSED TO A DESICCANT THAT RESULTED IN MY DEHYDRATION, PROCEEDING TO LOSS OF MUSCLE AND CREPE SKIN APPEARANCE.
*I IMPROVED IT BY ABOUT 10% BY TAKING IN NATURAL COLLAGEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, INCREASING MY RESISTANCE TRAINING BY 10% AND CONTINUING MY EXERCISE ACTIVITIES RELIGIOUSLY AND LISTENING TO MY BODY. When I go for food shopping I only shop for what by body calls for...don't take a list with me...listen to your body, your body can help self repair.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL, AND PROTECT YOURSELVES BY EDUCATING YOURSELVES ON YOUR BODY, and your HEALTH. Besides take pharma-based/professional medicine ...with a grain of salt...!
With Love for all,
jean
This HAS to be a genetic issue. I am 51 years young, blonde hair, fair skin, blue eyes, of Scandinavian decent. My skin had always been dry and thin, but extreme wrinkling and sagging did literally occur over night this year. I always looked younger than my years, and still do if fully clothed. Oh, and people do notice! My niece wondered aloud why her mom (a year younger than I) looked so much younger due to my arm wrinkles. My mother-in-law, who is almost 80 and smoked most of her adult life, is 50 pounds over weight, and eats a high sodium/processed food diet has younger looking skin and less wrinkles on her arms and legs than I do. So, my life of moderate sun, non-smoking, eating organic / balanced diet, and keeping physically fit has given me the oldest looking arms and knees! Yet others I know who are in the sun more than I, smoke, and have unhealthy lifestyles still look amazing. One thing I will not do is give up on wearing shorts or sleeveless tops, even though I know my skin looks awful. It is bad enough going through menopause and being hot all the time – I don’t think I could handle having long sleeves and pants on during my hot flashes!
Order and read the book "The solution to the danger of modern nutrition". by Hardick, Roberto, & Lerner. You will learn how to get your body back in balance so that it will be well enough nutritionally and metabolically to keep hormones and just overall function optimally healthy and in check... part of the book talks about toxicity in our foods, personal products, and environment which contribute to disease and looking old before our time. If you seriously change your nutrition, your skin will reflect your new informed good choices. ***************.com promotes these principles if you want help. Good luck. Also don't be embarrassed about checking on "beauty treatments" like fractionated laser treatments -- it helps regenerate new skins and collagen. Google that too. (I did my face 6 mo.s ago and it was subtle, but still helpful and noticeable in a good way to myself and a few others... Which is nice because they're not sure why, at 54, I still look so young for my age. :) Buuut, the crepiness in the folds of my elbows and the tops of my thighs came on fast in the last month or so. I'm determined thru maximized living and a little laser therapy to address the issue to stay as young as I can for as long as I can. You could also ask for a strong personally made topical peeling lotion from your cosmetic laser surgery doctor as well. Best if luck.
I am around your age and all of a sudden I have a sagging double chin and I never had. And an extra hundred pounds that went on instantly felt like
After tons and tons of bloodwork I found out it was my thyroid and it was also my hormones. It could be your hormones do not rule that out. I feel like I’m looking at a different person when I look at myself. Thyroid and hormones are so incredibly influential on our bodies. It is actually kind of scary. I am now on like five different medications to try and get my body back and I feel so unhealthy taking all this medicine I don’t see only way they say I can get my body back and my face the way it used to be. Feel free to talk to me I understand what you were going through and it’s nice to know there’s someone that he’s going through it to too that you can talk to
After tons and tons of bloodwork I found out it was my thyroid and it was also my hormones. It could be your hormones do not rule that out. I feel like I’m looking at a different person when I look at myself. Thyroid and hormones are so incredibly influential on our bodies. It is actually kind of scary. I am now on like five different medications to try and get my body back and I feel so unhealthy taking all this medicine I don’t see only way they say I can get my body back and my face the way it used to be. Feel free to talk to me I understand what you were going through and it’s nice to know there’s someone that he’s going through it to too that you can talk to
Update on my transformation. I went to the doctor about 2 years ago and he asked how I was. I pointed down to my body and said "Well, you can see how I am, I have transformed into this". He said, "what's this".. I said "this", indicating, its not a woman, its somewhere in between an old woman AND and old man. Flubby lower tummy, flabby crinkled arms, barely any hair (all crunchy and dry). He said "I don't like how you are sounding"... and suggested an anti depressant and hormone replacement. There doesn't appear to be any answers beyond this. If you have any further insights please let me know. I think its time to change my name to "Frank".
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This suggested wrinkling is due to hormone decline, I reversed and fixed my sudden onset wrinkling with natural progesterone cream and Estriol cream, bioidentical versions 10% strength available on the net. Could not believe how I looked at my withering arms one day and about 2 months later suddenly they were back to their plump self, fine lines around my mouth also disappeared. Roxy Dillon has a lot to say about this so I don't accept aging as I can see the results for myself from her methods as well as bio identical creams.
Where did you get the creams from? I have tried to find them, there are some progesterone but not Estriol. I am on the patch but maybe I need to up the dosage. My skin keeps getting worse and I am having a meltdown over it.
I would have to say menopause is creeping up on you real fast, I'm 60 years old & a year into menopause, yes waited until I was 60 but within a year my body has gone through hell & I don't look the same my arms have lost all muscle & replaced with wrinkles, I would have never believed it but you are in the menopause age range, hard fact to face, I was going to try to exercise but you sad you didn't have much luck I've always had good arms for a female but menopause has zapped it right from me, when I was 44 I looked 24 unbelievable what menopause did to me, if you find an answer please share, I'm at the point where I'm so disgusted & going outside in the warm weather wearing short sleeves is unreal, I feel people are staring at me saying wonder what is wrong with her, menopause was horrible worse than I thought, although I'm feeling better a year later my arms are still the same so I'm thinking I'll just have to live with it but I'm still very thankful I'm still able to get around, thought maybe my RA has something to do with it also, Good Luck
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i know this is years later but thank God other women go through this. Im 57 and in the last year my legs have MELTED and my upper arms! honestly my legs were always good, quite muscular and no cellulite and my arms have never worried me. All of a sudden I am an old woman. Im very depressed about it. Did you find any solution? i walk everywhere as i dont drive, at least 12,000 steps a day. what a waste.
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