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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Transplant Discussion => Topic started by: st789 on November 26, 2011, 08:01:04 PM

Title: Face become tan
Post by: st789 on November 26, 2011, 08:01:04 PM

Skin in the face become tan post-transplant.  Explanations and solutions ?  Thanks !

Title: Re: Face become tan
Post by: okarol on November 26, 2011, 11:32:22 PM

How are your labs?

Title: Re: Face become tan
Post by: RichardMEL on November 27, 2011, 11:14:12 PM

I can't say I've encountered that, but then again I use sunscreen and always wear a hat or cap if I'm going to be out in the sun for any longer than a few minutes. I do sometimes feel like my skin is extra thin.. not that it's burning or anything, but I am a bit paranoid re skin cancer - specially because I love to walk outside for exercise, so I'm all about the hats, the sunscreen and long sleeves!

Title: Re: Face become tan
Post by: rsudock on December 02, 2011, 12:27:31 PM

you can get more tan only because the antirejection meds make you more sensitive to the sun...but typically I think people get darker when they are on dialysis...I know my skin did! Of course I am already a brown skin gal!


xo,
R

Title: Re: Face become tan
Post by: RightSide on December 02, 2011, 01:53:20 PM

Quote from: rsudock on December 02, 2011, 12:27:31 PM

you can get more tan only because the antirejection meds make you more sensitive to the sun...but typically I think people get darker when they are on dialysis...I know my skin did! Of course I am already a brown skin gal!

It's not just the antirejection meds.

For the first 6 months or so post transplant, I was also on the antibiotic Bactrim.  And that also increases sensitivity to the sun.