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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.
Are you in natural menopause (no hysterectomy or ovary removal)? I looked really young for my age until the rapid aging ensued after hysterectomy at age 49.
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I am totally having a meltdown over this. Today I looked in the mirror and the crooks of the elbows looked horrible, there used to be a little flab hanging and now it is going up my arm. When I lean over all hell breaks loose. I was already freaking out about my legs and my crepy skin. This is too much. I just turned 50 and am still single, not ready for this. I have always been thin and in shape 5ft 85lbs and feel like menopause has ruined my life. I can't deal with my body turning into an old lady. No one I know has had to deal with menopause yet it hit me in 2010. I am terrified. Feels like I am going downhill fast.
I already don't recognize my face and it is killing me. I have worn sunscreen etc. Don't know what to do. Can't live this way.
I already don't recognize my face and it is killing me. I have worn sunscreen etc. Don't know what to do. Can't live this way.
Rapid aging is in scientific literature about menopause. I don't know why this never gets into the womens magazine. i think if we all knew what to expect we wouldn't be in shock!
Ovary removal or impaired ovarian function (such as commonly happens post-hysterectomy) is associated with accelerated aging of all tissues and organs. This is the latest from the Mayo Clinic - http://wtvr.com/2016/09/29/study-remove-ovaries-age-faster/. I can certainly attest to the rapid aging after my ovaries (and uterus) were needlessly removed at age 49! Most of my hair fell out within months of surgery and it turned gray at the temples. It's been 11 years and it's still fallling out... I'm surprised I'm not completely bald!
I also have these problems but nobody mentioned me this. I have POI since age 35 and now I am 40 and my live is a living hell! I have 34 symptoms of menopause, chronic migraines, IBD problems and nobody sees a link between these things. I have aged so quick: hair is falling, out, dry skin, wrinkled hands and arms become creppy, sagging skin, more gray hair. I feel awfull. Hrt doesn't work and I keep getting cyclic problems. I wish someone could help me with this.
I feel like I have some autoimmune problem. People comment on me how tired I look.
I was both shocked and surprised after getting sudden onset crepey skin/wrinkling on my (arms, legs,etc.) at age 63... because after all... i had done so well 'hormonally' after having a partial hysterectomy in my early forties. I was in my early sixties at the sudden onset and am now in my late sixties. Strange and maybe a coincidence ? but this occurred after my hot flashes started around 62-63 yrs of age. Yes, i'm sure there is an estrogen (lack of) and elasticity connection. Did anyone else's start after hot flashes? No matter how young sudden crepey (creepy...lol) skin is a concern!
Try for sleeping: 1. low carb after 5pm and 2. GABA. You can get GABA at the drug store. Those are the only things that have worked for me.
Its been a few years since the sudden crepiness that occurred on my thighs and arms.. and now I have another problems, deep crevices of lines across the tops of my wrists...... 3 deep lines stretching across the top of the wrist. These deep lines have appeared over the last month or so. I hope more don't show up. This rapid aging is a killer. I don't go out anymore without complete cover up, i have taken to wearing kimonos in summer as will not wear a tank or sleevless dress. I also have to cover my toes due to unslighly fungus. I am literrally disgusting naked. The only thing holding up is my eyes. My hair is very dry, grey and sparse. I had to cut all my hair off. I have alot of pain in my feet and lower back. This is all menopause girls. I am 50 and don't really want to go on hormones. That millenium study scared me offf.
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Lucille2012 Have you thought of a vitamin D deficiency?
Thanks MK yes, and I started taking it last year. It certainly helps, alot.
Just wanted you to know you are not alone. I also had and unwanted hysterectomy two years ago (I am now 65). Was bullied / scared into the surgery with diagnosis of " possible ovarian cancer "by my former Gynecologist . No pre-surgery hormonal testing was done, even though I requested it. There was no discussion of skin issues as possible side effects .
But noticed Big changes after surgery. Skin and hair especially. Hair was thinning .Arms and thighs began to look like elephant skin . And muscle tone has been very slow at returning. At 5'6" and 140, I took/ take fitness classes 2x a week and am active walker, gardener, etc. Have always taken vitamin Bs but have added collagen booster and magnesium , to help with recovery. Will add gelatin, and check out different salts. BTW coconut oil feels great on skin and smells better than most others. Thanks for all the info! Nice to know others are working on this as well!
But noticed Big changes after surgery. Skin and hair especially. Hair was thinning .Arms and thighs began to look like elephant skin . And muscle tone has been very slow at returning. At 5'6" and 140, I took/ take fitness classes 2x a week and am active walker, gardener, etc. Have always taken vitamin Bs but have added collagen booster and magnesium , to help with recovery. Will add gelatin, and check out different salts. BTW coconut oil feels great on skin and smells better than most others. Thanks for all the info! Nice to know others are working on this as well!
Everybody on the internet looks 20 years younger than they are supposedly.
Nobody, not even the most well kept celebrities, looks 20 years younger than they are. Our skulls and facial shapes actually change, aging us in ways that no skincare can help. Our eye sockets widen and lengthen, sinking our eyes (different people to different degrees). It happens so slowly we don't notice it but it's happening. This is one of the reasons our skin gets loose, as it doesn't fit. It's not all coming down to inelastic, aging loose skin. Sure that's part of it but there's more to it than that.
Ten years, yes, but if people are telling you that you look 20 years younger than you are, they're flattering you. Stand next to someone 20 years younger and see if they still say that. I'm not a troll, it's just that after 12 years of reading skincare forums this is such a common fib that people tell.
Nobody, not even the most well kept celebrities, looks 20 years younger than they are. Our skulls and facial shapes actually change, aging us in ways that no skincare can help. Our eye sockets widen and lengthen, sinking our eyes (different people to different degrees). It happens so slowly we don't notice it but it's happening. This is one of the reasons our skin gets loose, as it doesn't fit. It's not all coming down to inelastic, aging loose skin. Sure that's part of it but there's more to it than that.
Ten years, yes, but if people are telling you that you look 20 years younger than you are, they're flattering you. Stand next to someone 20 years younger and see if they still say that. I'm not a troll, it's just that after 12 years of reading skincare forums this is such a common fib that people tell.
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