My skin is beginning to crepe on my legs. What's the best treatment for this?

Sun exposure will age skin quickly. From this point on, be sure to use sunscreen and also, as noted in the replies below, apply a good moisturizer. Cerave is an excellent choice and can be found in most any store. Apply immediately after your shower or bath to help retain moisture.Dry skin can also signal hormone changes. Low thyroid, for instance, can cause skin dryness.A healthy diet, enough water (every day), a humidifier in your room at night if you live where the humidity is low - all can help.

Fractional laser is an amazing and highly effective treatment in our office. We use the laser treatment to help with acne scars, large pores, fine wrinkles, tissue collagen loss, scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, active acne, and for brightening dark pigmentation. Although there are very strong fractional lasers such as CO2 laser, we use lighter treatments for corrective skincare and maintenance of results. Our Thulium fractional laser, clear and brilliant laser, and Ultra Thulium laser are excellent options in our clinic. We also perform CO2 fractional and erbium depending on skin tone and tolerance for downtime. Patients do have to use a Melarase cream before and after treatment to help further reduce pigmentation after laser. Dark spots can improve with these treatments. I recommend fractional laser for incisional scars as well, especially after plastic surgery.

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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Thank you for your question. keep the area hydrated with a good moisturizing cream to help with hydration, and periodic exfoliation on the areas that are scaly, always use SPF 30 or greater with zinc oxide, year around, re apply every two hours when outdoors, evaluate after 3 months.I hope this helps!

Based on your description, it would seem you are suffering from extremely dry skin that needs to be sloughed off.  I would suggest using a highly moisturizing lotion infused with glycolic acid.  The dry skin will flake off but the moisturizer with keep you skin hydrated during the process.  I would recommend using this type of moisturizer all winter as this is when dry skin is at its worst.Hope this helps!

Crepey skin is due to a host of factors. Aging, sun damage, fluctuation in weight, and more. I have had great results with Profound radiofrequency microneedling in my practice. I use it everywhere on the body. It is the only treatment in the world that can increase Elastin by 500% and Collagen by 200% or more. It is FDA approved for cellulite as well. I use this treatment in conjunction with my own Bawa Medical Skincare Retinol Tightening Body Lotion.

Thank you for your question. Based on your description and your skin's reaction to lotion, it seems that you may just have extremely dry skin. Just like the skin on our face, the skin on the rest of our body needs to be exfoliated as well. I recommend using an exfoliating wash with something like a loofa in the shower, and then moisturizing afterwards. In my skincare line, we have an awesome body lotion that contains some retinol to help firm the skin. So if you are concerned with that, it is a great product to get started right away and it will help moisturize your dry skin at the same time. I hope this helps. Best of luck to you!

Long term prevention of sun exposure is the best way to prevent creepiness anywhere on the body. Utilizing medical grade skin care products help penetrate deeper into the skin which can also help improve the skin’s texture. The use of non-invasive radio frequency devices such as Exilis Ultra and ThermiSmooth250 can also help improve the crepe skin texture on the body. 

Based on your above description, your legs appear to be dry.
One possible treatment option would be to start a moisturizer that contains
exfoliating properties such as CeraVe SA Lotion or Cream (contains salicyclic
acid which helps slough off dry, rough bumpy skin) or Eucerin Professional
Repair Lotion (contains alpha hydroxyl acid to help slough off dry skin). Both products may increase your skin’s
sensitivity to the sun so limit your sun exposure and use sunscreen and wear
sun protective clothing.

There
are certain things you can do to stem the progression of what is occurring with
the skin on your legs. First, protect
against sun exposure as this damages the elastin in your skin. Use 30 SPF sunscreen religiously. Second, drink plenty of water, eat fruit and
vegetables. Third, use a thick
moisturizer twice a day as a preventive measure.

The skin type you have more than
likely inherited. Small measures as
described above will stem the process.
You should also rule out eczema, psoriasis and/or other skin diseases. Check with a qualified dermatologist. Beyond these measures, there is no device
currently on the market to help improve the elastic quality of skin in the
third decade of life.

This is a
common concern in my office for both legs and arms. As we age our oil glands do
not produce as much and we are left feeling drier. We also develop a buildup of
dead cells and that makes it difficult for lotions to penetrate adding to our
dehydrated skin.

There are
various options that I use at my office. You can start with a peel to exfoliate
the top dead layer of unhealthy skin. Doing a peel will bring up new healthy
skin that is more hydrated. For more improvement you can microneedle the new
skin and have your plasma topically applied, this will hydrate the skin and
improve the amount of collagen and elasticity.

It is best
to consult with a Board Certified Dermatologist to see what treatment is best
for you.