As we age, our skin becomes thinner and loses the protective fatty layer that helps cushion blood vessels from injury. This makes older adults more susceptible to bruising, as even minor bumps can ...

Topical formulation repairs skin thinning, fragility and bruising as a result of aging, according to a press ...

and actinic purpura (easy bruising related to vascular wall fragility in the dermis) (Gilchrest, 1990). Chrono logic skin aging, in contrast, is characterized by laxity and fine wrinkling ...