Crepe Paper Skin Causes
As we grow older our skin can gradually become more loose and flaccid.
Crepe paper skin causes. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. Eyes legs face trunk hands arms. Sun damage is the most common cause of crepey skin but it can also be caused by aging a lack of moisture or excessive weight loss. But when skin begins to feel thin as paper or like crepe the most common cause isn t age says dermatologist amy kassouf md.
Smokers often have crepey skin around the mouth as well as back of the hands and eyes. Other causes of crepey skin include. One reason why crepey skin is more noticeable in older females is due hormonal changes which also cause dry skin. Cleveland clinic is a non profit academic medical center.
Other causes of crepey skin include smoking cigarettes environmental pollution and collagen stress dr. Smoking is also highly damaging and can cause crepey skin as the chemicals in cigarettes damage collagen and elastin. Chang said as well as extreme body weight changes and dry skin which can worsen the appearance of crepey skin.