Annoying skin flaws

You can't remember when you bruised your elbow, but you do seem to recall bumping into the corner of the table? These telltale signs can be annoying, especially if you feel like your arms and legs are always covered with bruises.

There can be many reasons for this and the solution isn't always as easy as expected.

Doing your best to prevent getting any more wounds and injuries isn't always enough to avoid the annoyance of another bruise.

What could be causing this?

• excess sunbathing can make your skin thinner since the UV rays can damage collagen responsible for the elasticity of the skin
• a lack of Vitamin C
• smoking and regular alcohol consumption
• excess physical demand
• certain types of medicine, for example, blood thinner drugs
• skin gets thinner due to age and the veins become more vulnerable

What can you do to preserve the elasticity of your veins?

• make sure to get enough Vitamin B12, C and K along with a proper supply of folic acid

How to speed up recovery:

• first chill the affected area and then carefully and gradually replace the compress with warmer materials until the body part is pleasantly warm.