Thin skin and visible blood vessels

Hi Spidergal,

Most of your skin type is due to genetics, but skin (and general body structure) is also effected by exposure and use. The skin on your face is mostly affected by weathering and sun, but your palms and feet are a good example of what can happen with lots of use and contact, they can develop fairly obvious callouses and thick areas. Even bone structure can be solidified by lots of use and pounding.

It all depends on what you do with yourself. Increased blood flow throughout the body (due to lots of exercise) can also effect skin tone (and a lot of other things). We are all, partly a reflection of our genetics and partly a reflection of our habits.

Thanks for weighing in, Rosborne.

I know about exercise's impact on skin tone. I have worked out on and off over the year, but never consistently. One thing I've noticed is that rigorous physical activity raises blood circulation to my face, and my cheeks become flushed. I mean they become really red. I think I look doubly pretty then. <smile>

Maybe continuous exercise over a period would even out my skin. Maybe it won't. But I think I should just exercise.

Regular moderate exercise over a long period of time will do more good for you than just your skin.

And you appear to still be very young. Time itself will also change you; in a lot of ways.

Yesterday, a middle-aged woman asked me what school I go to. She was shell-shocked when I told her I had a master's degree and currently work.

I'm not as young as I appear, Rosborne.

In that case, keep up the good work

Do other females in your family have the same thing?

Makeup should be able to even out that look. Go to a major department store's makeup counter and get a consultation.

Fair skinned people need to always watch out for excessive sun exposure and the risk of melanoma.

When I read about your problem I thought you were another me talking. I also have a light thin facial skin and small blood vessels showing, I hate sun tanning and I look younger than I am. So strange !