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What Causes Severely Wrinkled Skin In Old Age?
I am wondering about someone I know who is in her 70 s and is healthy and active mentally and physically. Yet my friend has severely wrinkled skin on her, arms, legs that is way more than the average person in their 70 s and I was wondering what would cause such an anomogly? Thanks Terry
Tue, 31 Mar 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Wrinkling of skin occurs due to loss of elasticity of skin and is a normal age related phenomenon.
However, the rate of wrinkling varies from person to person and it depends on various factors like genetic factors, hereditary etc.
There is nothing to worry about the increased wrinkling, however, if wrinkling is cosmetically disturbing, you can go for various cosmetic procedures for decreasing wrinkles and fine lines on body.
Genetic anomalies usually cause wrinkling very early in life so it is not due to any anomaly.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Wrinkling of skin occurs due to loss of elasticity of skin and is a normal age related phenomenon.
However, the rate of wrinkling varies from person to person and it depends on various factors like genetic factors, hereditary etc.
There is nothing to worry about the increased wrinkling, however, if wrinkling is cosmetically disturbing, you can go for various cosmetic procedures for decreasing wrinkles and fine lines on body.
Genetic anomalies usually cause wrinkling very early in life so it is not due to any anomaly.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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