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78-Year-Old Battling Severe Dry Skin for a Decade: What Can I Do?

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Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan has been practising for 30 years.
She specialises in general medicine, child development and senior citizen care.
A graduate from Madurai Medical College, she has DNB training in paediatrics and a postgraduate degree in developmental neurology.
She has trained in Tai chi, eurythmy, Bothmer gymnastics, spacial dynamics and yoga.
She works with children with development difficulties at Sparrc Institute and is the head of wellness for senior citizens at Columbia Pacific Communities.... more
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i am 78 yrs old suffering from sever dry skin for the last 10 yrs. I do no not have Bp and sugar problem

Ans: Dryness in skin may be age associated
Have adequate hydration. Apply coconut oil on your body before bath every day
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