Suggest Treatment For Blood Bruises Under The Skin On Arms

Brief Answer:
There are few things that can be done

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Welcome to Health Care Magic.

I am Dr.Muhammad Ahmad, I have read your question in detail, I understand your concern and will try to help you in the best possible way.

This issue which you are having is called as Bateman's purpura , or senila purpura it is because of blood vessels which get weakened with time and then they get so week that they can rupture with even a minor trauma.

As expected there is no particular treatment for it but few products can be used which norish the vessels ans slow down their weakening.



In order to help you better , I would like you to give me some more information,

I will here by ask you some relevant questions to fill up the information gap.

1) Did you try taking any oral meds for that?
2) Are you taking and oral multi vitamins?
3) Have you tried using vitamin C supplements for that?
4) were you last blood works normal?
5) Did you get a checkup by a doctor? did they say it was related to age?


Waiting for your input


Regards.

Dr.Muhammad Ahmad.

M.B.B.S ( Licensed Family practitioner)

Resident M.D.

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Brief Answer:
Here is the detail of your problem and possible options for treatment.

Detailed Answer:
Hope you had a great weekend and are safe,

I am sorry for the delay in my response I had some connectivity issues and wanted to take time to review all your medications and responses and come up with a better set of suggestions.

Bateman purpura or senile purpura is a modern term to age realted skin weakness you can read about it and discuss with your doctor in this problem, just skinn bloodvessels get weaker, From blood counts to hormones, vitamins and minerals every thing stays in perfect range,

NI know that a person like you who is much concerned and aware of the health conditions must have educated yourself well about this problem but still i will give you a summary of it.

It actually happens in later part of life above 60's mostly due to weakness of blood vessels.

Every part of our body loses its strength with age same is the case with blood vessels , they lose strength and then when a trauma, even a minor one is there, it causes vessels under skin to break and this causes spillage of blood under skin which causes this area to get pigmented, we call purpura. Mostly this happens because of oxidant stresses, age realated changes, and loss of collagen strength by vessel walls.

Like many other age related problems , this too is hard to treat,you can onlye provide body with building blocks like vitamines, minerals, collagen etc but it is upto body gto pick them up and strengthen it self you can not pput those building blocks to the places they should strengthen. but some measures can be taken to make this condition less torublesome.

1)Leave alcohol

2) Leave blood thinners (If you are taking any like aspirin)

3) Leave Steroids. (If you are using them in any way, in form of creams of oral)

4) Vitamin C and Vitamin E help in strengthening the connective tissue in arteries and skin. The also save skin from ion and radical damage they are vital .

5) Limiting skin exposure to sunlight..
6) Vitamin B12 is not directly related to Bateman's purpura but it does help in keeping blood and nerves normal which indirectlty helps keep body integrity better so all vitamin and mineral levels should be tested. Even withour testing one can take suppliments like Centrum for women.

There are several special cosmetics, such as Dermablend and Covermark, that are specifically designed to hide skin blemishes. Another helpful treatment is the use of Vitamin K cream, which has shown a remarkable ability to reduce the appearance of age related marks. Also, alpha hydroxyacid lotions can be used to stimulate natural collagen growth and thicken the skin, reducing the tendency to bruise heavily.

Perhaps the most exciting development in the area of treatment is a recent study that showed the use of a medication known as Purpurex can not only reduce the appearance of existing Bateman's Purpura but also significantly slow the development of others in the future. So if you are dealing with these unpleasant effects of ageing, there is room for hope.

So along with all those medicines you are already taking and have tried, you can discuss new medicines with your doctors.

END NOTE:

Here i would like to mention that except cosmetic concerns there is no medical necessity to try to cure this purpura, this is not dangerous for life and do not cause any health concerns but still above mentioned methods can be tried.

I will suggest you to have an appointment with your skin doctor, read about senile / Bateman's purpura and possible treatments then you will have better grounds to discuss further strategy with your doctor.

Success rate is un predictable but mostly the situation gets better if not cured completely.

I wish you the best of Health.

Stay blessed.

Best Regards.

Dr.Muhammad Ahmad

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Brief Answer:
Here are a few more options

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I am sorry to know that this is not in production at the moment.

According to critics and user reviews it was the best formula which came up in the market for this problem , but it was taken off, company wants to reformulate it a bit because it caused allergy in a few people, which was not a big thing but producers have been asked to re-test the ingredients.They will be relaunching the product in a few months according to my knowledge.

There are some other products which users recommend,some get benefit from them some done.

1)DerMend Moisturizing Bruise Formula which has Alpha hydroxyl and retinols.
2)Try Trader Joe's vitamin E oil in the 4 oz....keep the areas (esp. fore-arms) well-oiled...seems to lessen the problem dramatically, in a good number of patients.
3)Arnica Gel did help patients.

I hope one of these products help you.
Stay blessed.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad

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