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ankita:
Some thal major patients have completely normal looking skin while some has blueishness.I have blueish skin ,earlier i thought it is the effect of iron overload but now I have maintained my iron to less than 1000 n even keeping my pre transfusion hb 10 .So what shud be done to get rid of bluishness.

Andy Battaglia:
Ankita,

This is a sign of low oxygen to the extremities. Exercise like walking or swimming will help. You should also take up to 250 mg vitamin C daily, as C helps build blood vessel walls and is essential for the health of the capillaries. Natural vitamin E will also help with your circulation. Circulation can be improved with exercise and nutrients, so this may also help with the blueish skin.

Sharmin:
Ankita,

I agree with Andy that improving circulation with activity and vitamin C will help. 

If you are also experiencing a greyish hue in your skin antioxidants such as IP6 will help a great deal.  Even when ferritin levels are around or below 1000, iron can be deposited in the skin (which is your largest organ).  IP6 will help to chelate the iron from the skin and your will see it brighten, vitamin C will also help in this regard.  You can also try more green tea and wheat grass.

Best,

Sharmin.

ankita:
Thankuu so very much.i will do what both of u have adviced.

ankita:
Yss sharmin itz greyish blue or u can say ash colour...does iron also gets deposited in skin???

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