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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: nick on September 27, 2009, 06:08:36 AM
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hi there i having a problem after and before dialysis i can feel some rough skin only on my legs and they are small black spot do.and some is like scale on my skin legs only legs, even i use moisturizing lotion still the same
1. any know what the cause of this?
2. why some of the patient i getting know here in Philippines there skin getting so dark?
3.after dialysis i saw my face building up an pimples is that normal?
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From my understanding on skin color its a form of hyperpigmentation.
Darkening of skin is thought to be caused by the accumulation of middle-molecular-weight substances (urochromes).
While it can occur in any skin tone, people with Asian, Mediterranean or African skins tones are more likely to experience it.
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The scaling and peeling of dry skin can be caused by dialysis sucking out the fatty acids from your bloodstream. Your body needs a little bit of oil to keep your skin supple.
A few months after starting dialysis, my skin started drying out too.
I started taking fish oil capsules (1200 mg a day after dialysis), to replenish my omega-3 fatty acids, and the dry skin mostly disappeared.