Older people often appear dark spots or freckles. This is normal.
In addition to freckles skin of elderly people has features that predispose to the development of diseases. It loses fat, thins and becomes less elastic. It is easier to bruise, and longer to heal any damage. Therefore, older people should take care of your skin more than the young.
It is important to protect the skin from sunlight with the help of special tools. Sunscreen need to reapply every 3 - 4 chasa or even more often if a person sweats heavily or swimming. From sunlight protective clothing with long sleeves and a hat with a brim. It is undesirable to be in the street with 10.00 to 15.00.
When to see a doctor
- The appearance of sudden severe itching on the large surface of the skin. This can be a sign of liver, kidney, thyroid, or severe allergies.
- Rash with bubbles on his head along with bloodshot eyes. This may be a herpes zoster (shingles), which is spread over the eyes.
- Intense itching of the armpits, on the abdomen, wrists and groin. This may be a sign of scabies. Scabies is easily cured, but without treatment it can exhaust the patient and lead to skin infections.
- If there was a mole is irregular in shape, with jagged edges, black, red or pearl-blue color, size greater than 5 mm. This may be a sign of skin cancer.
- If there were red spots on the skin that do not blanch with pressure. Especially if these spots on the buttocks, elbows and heels. So look bedsores.
- Any manifestations on the skin that appear after you start taking a new medication.
- There was a sore on the skin, which is not reduced or even increased over the two weeks. This may be a sign of skin cancer.
- skin became red, hot and painful. So manifest skin infections like cellulitis.
