Skin changes...HELP!

SkyeBlu · February 20, 2006

Did anyone else go through changes with their skin after being banded?

I feel really good am getting plenty of nutrition but.....

I normally get a bit of a rash on my face when I get really stressed out, but I look like I have the chicken pox!!! AND...the skin on my fingers is peeling...:help: What is that all about??????

Skye

Rockin' Robyn · February 20, 2006

I don't know if you are referring to acne when you said "rash", but I broke out horribly about 4-5 weeks after surgery all over my cheeks. This was weird for me, because I normally have clear skin and no problems. The surgeon said it was r/t the huge hormone shift due to the rapid weight loss. I also have the dry finger tips.....but I chalk it up to that I probably get a little dehydrated from time to time from only being able to drink an hour before/after meals, which is a pain sometimes to get enough fluids in.

Morsaille · February 20, 2006

If you are getting plenty of fluids and are taking a chewable Multivitamin, could it be that you're not getting enough dietary fat to metabolize the Vitamin E and Vitamin A? Use a little Olive oil while cooking.

The only other thing I can think of is just seasonal/climate changes. My Sis peels every winter straight through spring. Get yourself a good moisturizer and throw yourself a spa day.

Take care, Brenda

vluckey · February 20, 2006

That's weird! I have a rash on my right hand and my fingers are very dry (unusually so). I also had a rash on my face but it went away. I thought it was my moisturizer, although I've used the same one for over a year. I had bought a new bottle and thought it was a forumula change.

SkyeBlu · February 20, 2006

It is an actuall rash...but BAD! I can tell i'm eating well enough due to the fact that I feel really good otherwise. I need to work in some more Water though....and wow that is hard for me to do! I'm working on it daily though. I take all my Vitamins like I supposed to. I have a call into my doc but won't hear back from them for a day or two due to the holiday.

dawg · February 20, 2006

On the dry finger tips...

I said to the wife - no less than two hours ago (and without looking at this thread) - that the end of my fingertips felt scaley (almost like skin feels after its been burned).

Very wierd feeling.

I actually have quite an amusing medical condition, I am clinically allergic to myself (go figure) so I wouldn't be able to tell if I had any kind of rash.

This set my mind at rest - I at least know that I'm not alone in wierd skin land.

CandySmooch · February 21, 2006

Well, I have always had clear beautiful skin all my life until a few months ago. I haven't lost a significant amount of weight (only 16lbs since banded May 24th), but for some reason back in October I started getting really bad bad acne breakouts - but these are not regular whiteheads - these are large red painful cysts that take weeks for them even to ooze let alone a few months to completely go away. Just when I get one cleared up - another will pop up literally overnight and its been ongoing for several several months now. It makes me feel very very ugly never having skin problems before. I use mineral makeup and have for years - never had problems with it before - I tried every over the counter product - no luck - I even switched to everything all natural products and don't use them in combinations with others and still not luck. I don't have the money to see a dermatologist and I've tried everythins possible - I hate it! My boyfriend says it has to be from all the changes my body has gone through - but what changed? I haven't lost that much weight, i'm taking a mult-vitamin - I'm getting plenty nutrtion and I'm excercising. I also became lactose intolerant a few months ago but only with milk - these are 2 things that have never been problems before being banded but if they are band related then why did it take 6 months to show up?

TexasRose · February 23, 2006

I had the really bad rash on my face from about 5 days after surgery - for about 2 months. I figured that it was from all of the antibiotics that they gave me during surgery. The nurse said that my doctor gave about 4 different types of antibiotics and the band is soaked in it before hand. I have had trouble in the past with being allergic to tri-cyclen and other antibiotics....so I just attributed it to that.

Now, after being banded 5 months, I have difficulty with my face either being flush red through the T-zone, breaking out in small bumps that are not productive, or peeling. I drink appropriate levels of Water, get professional facials, use expensive moisturizers daily, and take Vitamins...nothing seems to help. It has been suggested that I might have the early stages of rosacea and that I should go to a dermatologist to confirm.

Glad to hear that I may not be the only one....