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Only a board-certified dermatologist has these credentials. If age spots, wrinkly skin, or other signs of aging bother you, you can have more youthful-looking hands. Many adults develop age spots on their hands. These spots tend to gradually increase in size with age and time spent in the sun. Treatment: You have options. A board-certified dermatologist can effectively lighten or remove age spots on your hands with:. Stress can also trigger symptoms. For symptom management, people can take calcium channel blockers.
Eczema is a condition that causes skin inflammation , rashes, itchiness, and redness. People with eczema experience flare-ups, followed by periods of time with fewer symptoms. Atopic dermatitis is a long-term form of eczema. It causes red, dry skin that may itch or swell. Atopic dermatitis commonly affects the hands and fingers, backs of the knees, and inside the elbows.
Eczema dries out the skin and can cause it to wrinkle or pucker. The fingertips may look pinched. People with diabetes may be more at risk of developing several skin conditions.
Bacterial and fungal infections can affect the skin around the nails and between the fingers. Bacterial infections often cause the skin to become red, swollen, and possibly wrinkled.
Disseminated granuloma annulare is a rash that affects the extremities, such as the fingers or the ears. The rash looks like raised red rings on the skin.
Pruney fingers due to water exposure are nothing to worry about if they go back to normal after being dry for some time. If a person has pruney or wrinkly fingers without having been in water but does not have any other noticeable symptoms, they may be mildly dehydrated. Anyone experiencing dehydration should drink more water. If a person has been drinking enough water, pruney fingers may be a symptom of an underlying medical condition. Anyone concerned about frequently wrinkly fingers can speak to a doctor.
Making a note of other symptoms and possible triggers can help a doctor make a diagnosis. Fingers wrinkling in water and then returning to normal does not damage the body. In , Mark Changizi, an evolutionary neurobiologist at 2AI Labs in Boise, Idaho, and his colleagues, suggested that wrinkling, being an active process, must have an evolutionary function.
The team also showed that the pattern of wrinkling appeared to be optimized for providing a drainage network that improved grip. But until now, there was no proof that wrinkly fingers did in fact offer an advantage. In the latest study, participants picked up wet or dry objects including marbles of different sizes with normal hands or with fingers wrinkled after soaking in warm water for 30 minutes.
The subjects were faster at picking up wet marbles with wrinkled fingers than with dry ones, but wrinkles made no difference for moving dry objects.
The results are published today in Biology Letters. Hold tight Wrinkled fingers could have helped our ancestors to gather food from wet vegetation or streams, Smulders adds. The analogous effect in the toes could help us to get a better footing in the rain. Now researchers believe wrinkly fingers could be an autonomic nervous system reaction.
Because it's easier to pick up wet objects with wrinkly fingers. Wrinkles on your fingers may give you more grip, kind of like treads on a car tire. What should you do if this happens to you? It goes away quickly on its own.
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