Our youth-obsessed culture distorts attitudes to ageing skin
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Our youth-obsessed culture distorts attitudes to ageing skin

Dawne Garrett RCN professional lead, Older people and dementia care

Nurses can help to promote a more positive approach to skin care in older people

Age spots, dry and thinning skin, itching, more frequent bruising, skin tags, wrinkles – these are just some of the skin changes that we experience as we age.

Nursing Standard. 33, 7, 67-68. doi: 10.7748/ns.33.7.67.s19

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