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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.
di523,
Probably true that gelatin by itself isn't the fountain of youth, but taken in combination with other important nutrients I've spoken of here, such as iodine, magnesium, vitamin C etc., it will indeed have an effect. And exercise, of course. I'm still meaning to start the "high intensity interval exercise" (HIIT) recommended by arbor girl. I already do yoga and walk a lot.
You have to take enough of the gelatin. I'm up to several tablespoons a day in water, juice or tea, and I also make jello sweetened with fruit juice!
Anyway, today when I was out with my son, someone asked if I was his girlfriend or wife. I take that with a grain of salt (he still gets carded, I don't) but I do know all this stuff is having a definite effect!
Altamisal, thank you for mentioning gelatin. I googled it; and while I am not going to take it because I think it is the fountain of youth, it seems that many people have benefited from taking it. I remember taking Knox gelatin for hair/nails when I was a teenager; it is certainly not a new fad! I read some of the information about it to my husband and young adult daughter, and we are all going to give it a try (it is inexpensive and I feel we have nothing to lose).
Patros, I do feel that we should be active adults, not letting our looks prevent us from enjoying any activities. Life is short, and we need to live it to the fullest. That being said, I feel the word ABHORRENT is awfully strong and condemning to people who feel differently than you. After putting my curser over your user name, I see that you are male. I realize that you may not understand how some women feel. I don’t think that most of us are letting life pass us by while we gaze into a mirror, falling for every new Anti-Aging gimick on the market. I found this forum by accident, when I was searching for ideas to possibly help slow the seemingly rapid sagging of the skin on my arms (not sure how you stumbled upon it). I didn’t find a “cure” (which did not surprise me); but I was comforted to find that I was not alone. I feel this is a place to share ideas and to accept and encourage others.
Patros, I do feel that we should be active adults, not letting our looks prevent us from enjoying any activities. Life is short, and we need to live it to the fullest. That being said, I feel the word ABHORRENT is awfully strong and condemning to people who feel differently than you. After putting my curser over your user name, I see that you are male. I realize that you may not understand how some women feel. I don’t think that most of us are letting life pass us by while we gaze into a mirror, falling for every new Anti-Aging gimick on the market. I found this forum by accident, when I was searching for ideas to possibly help slow the seemingly rapid sagging of the skin on my arms (not sure how you stumbled upon it). I didn’t find a “cure” (which did not surprise me); but I was comforted to find that I was not alone. I feel this is a place to share ideas and to accept and encourage others.
I agree it is important to accept ourselves as we are, but
it is my belief that there is MUCH we can do to look and feel younger/youthfully mature, and this is borne out in my own experience.
I do agree about interventions such as plastic surgery and laser treatments,
I'd never go for those.
I'm finding gelatin to be almost a miracle substance for "youthing." It stimulates growth hormone release and helps build collagen, among many other benefits. For growth hormone release, best take it on an empty stomach, as in first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Google "Gelatin Growth Hormone Releaser."
No, there is no such thing as youthful maturity. We all sag, wrinkle,etc. Any form of artificial intervention is abhorrent. The best thing to do is maintain a healthy diet and exercise - this will not make you look younger but it will help you keep your good health longer. No supplements will make you look younger - if you believe they do, you are imagining it and have been brainwashed by vitamin companies who want your money.
Instead of gazing in the mirror, get out and do all the things you want to do - who cares how you look? I am over 60 and wrinkled as expected at my age, but I go backpacking regularly and have an active and interesting life and I don't give a darn what people think of my appearance.
Instead of gazing in the mirror, get out and do all the things you want to do - who cares how you look? I am over 60 and wrinkled as expected at my age, but I go backpacking regularly and have an active and interesting life and I don't give a darn what people think of my appearance.
I haven’t posted in such a long time, but have kept up with this thread. I haven’t come up with the miracle cure, that is for sure. I will say that I have come to terms with my arms to a certain degree; I don’t stress about it all day long any more. I still don’t wear sleeveless tops or dresses, which I would love to wear here in sunny Southern California. I turned 60 in May, which makes me feel a little better about having this sagging skin (although I see many women my age whose arms look great). At this point, my legs are looking pretty saggy as well; but wearing longer shorts almost takes care of that problem.
I still don’t talk about this issue with anyone, because I feel that it would only draw unwanted attention to my arms. Although she hasn’t said anything, I can now see my daughter’s eyes looking at my wrinkly skin. I have never been heavy, but did gain (and then lose) about 20 pounds when I was much younger. I have lost about 7 pounds recently and am about 5’3” and 108 pounds. I am sure a bit more “fat” would fill out some of this skin; but I am sure if I gained weight now, it probably would go everywhere but where I would like! I also feel that at this age, once the skin has sagged, nothing is going to make it more elastic and smooth. I use my dry brush on my arms a couple of times a day; not that I think it will reverse the damage, I am just hoping that the extra stimulation might help reduce the speed of the sagging in the future (at least it feels good and won’t make it any worse!).
I try to focus on the fact that many people tell me how young I look, and they can’t believe that I am 60. At least my face and neck look okay, and I can wear capris, skinny jeans, etc. I will keep checking here to hear all of your suggestions and to just be supportive to other women who feel as I do. Since I don’t share this “distress” with anyone in my “real” life, I am happy to know there are other women on this thread who understand.
I still don’t talk about this issue with anyone, because I feel that it would only draw unwanted attention to my arms. Although she hasn’t said anything, I can now see my daughter’s eyes looking at my wrinkly skin. I have never been heavy, but did gain (and then lose) about 20 pounds when I was much younger. I have lost about 7 pounds recently and am about 5’3” and 108 pounds. I am sure a bit more “fat” would fill out some of this skin; but I am sure if I gained weight now, it probably would go everywhere but where I would like! I also feel that at this age, once the skin has sagged, nothing is going to make it more elastic and smooth. I use my dry brush on my arms a couple of times a day; not that I think it will reverse the damage, I am just hoping that the extra stimulation might help reduce the speed of the sagging in the future (at least it feels good and won’t make it any worse!).
I try to focus on the fact that many people tell me how young I look, and they can’t believe that I am 60. At least my face and neck look okay, and I can wear capris, skinny jeans, etc. I will keep checking here to hear all of your suggestions and to just be supportive to other women who feel as I do. Since I don’t share this “distress” with anyone in my “real” life, I am happy to know there are other women on this thread who understand.
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