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Suggest Treatment For Dry Skin And Blisters On Legs Of An Elderly Person

I noticed thin black lines on my 92 year old woman friend s legs. She also has dry skin and was getting blisters. The skin is being relieved by heavy duty skin cream - Cerave. Does she need to do anything about the black lines? What could it be caused by?
Wed, 9 Sep 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
Skin problems in 92 year old woman what you are describing could be due to vitamin and mineral deficiency.
Along with the skin cream what you are using, let her be supplemented with 'multivitamin - multi-mineral' capsules once daily for a month. Gradually she will show improvement in her condition.
Then she can use one capsule every alternate days or even once in three days, depending on her scale of improvement.
Hope the information provided would be useful.
Wish her good health and speedy recovery.
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Suggest Treatment For Dry Skin And Blisters On Legs Of An Elderly Person

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. Skin problems in 92 year old woman what you are describing could be due to vitamin and mineral deficiency. Along with the skin cream what you are using, let her be supplemented with multivitamin - multi-mineral capsules once daily for a month. Gradually she will show improvement in her condition. Then she can use one capsule every alternate days or even once in three days, depending on her scale of improvement. Hope the information provided would be useful. Wish her good health and speedy recovery.