While crepey skin is similar to common wrinkles in many ways the condition.
Skin looks like crepe paper.
Fragile thin crepe paper like skin that often appears around the eyes décolletage inner upper arms and legs.
I am using some zink cream an vaseline but it doesn t help.
Taylor mulkey a board certified dermatologist.
It may also sag or feel loose.
This tissue paper thin skin is due to thinning of the epidermis top layer of skin and dermis lower layer of skin and the loss of collagen and elastin.
Crepey skin is pretty much what it sounds like.
As we grow older our skin can gradually become more loose and flaccid.
When thin skin develops an appearance like tissue paper it s called crepey skin.
Almost everyone has experienced having crepey skin.
Also known as crepe paper skin the texture os skin becomes like that of an elephant i e with a crepe texture.
At first sight this looks weird and scary but the good part is that it is treatable.
I know chronic steroid use can cause paper thin skin what we call crepe paper skin in the biz which then makes you more susceptible to spontaneous bruising but ive noticed lately that if i brush up against almost any surface no matter how gently that my skin will actually tear open.
But when skin begins to feel thin as paper or like crepe the most common cause isn t age says dermatologist amy kassouf.
Just one of the many joys of taking prednisone.
My skin on the neck is tingling and fills tight.
Thin skin is a common condition in older adults and is most noticeable in the face arms and hands.
Other than being the bane of most women over 40 crepey skin is when you have lost or thinned out the meat of your skin according to dr.
What is crepey skin.
My skin behind my ears is strange and thick textured my face is turning sort of siver grey and it shines in a strange way.
The term crepey skin refers to when the skin looks thin and wrinkled and similar in appearance to crepe paper.
It usually makes its first appearance in our 40s although it can also strike as early as our 20s depending on genetic makeup skin type and various external factors.