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Red/purple marks
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I know the obvious answer is "go see a doctor" but this doesn't seem life threatening, I just wanted to hear some opinions beforehand.
I'm noticing these dark red almost purple lines appearing on my upper thigh. In the back side they're more straight lines, but in front they're more squiggly.
The squiggly lines (same color) also started appearing on my upper arm, below and in front of the bicep, on both arms at exactly the same places.
I searched online and the most reasonable explanation I found is that it's related to poor circulation. That makes sense, I sit in front of a computer all day at work and when I get home I'm right back in front of a computer again.
I had my blood pressure checked about a month ago and was told I have unusually high BP for someone my age (22). 148/109 it was.
Anyways, does that sound about right? Poor circulation causing red marks to appear in the skin? I'm just looking for people's thoughts/opinions if anyone has seen this type of thing before.
I'm noticing these dark red almost purple lines appearing on my upper thigh. In the back side they're more straight lines, but in front they're more squiggly.
The squiggly lines (same color) also started appearing on my upper arm, below and in front of the bicep, on both arms at exactly the same places.
I searched online and the most reasonable explanation I found is that it's related to poor circulation. That makes sense, I sit in front of a computer all day at work and when I get home I'm right back in front of a computer again.
I had my blood pressure checked about a month ago and was told I have unusually high BP for someone my age (22). 148/109 it was.
Anyways, does that sound about right? Poor circulation causing red marks to appear in the skin? I'm just looking for people's thoughts/opinions if anyone has seen this type of thing before.
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:yes: Have you gained/lost weight recently?
vitamin E cream is also good, as is cocoa butter!
Thanks all.