Common Changes in
Appearance during Old Age
Head Region
1.
The nose elongates
2.
The mouth changes its shape as a result of tooth
loss or the necessity of wearing dentures.
3.
The eyes seem dull and lusterless and often have
a waterly look.
4.
A double or triple chin develops.
5.
The cheeks become pendulous, wrinkled, and
baggy.
6.
The skin becomes wrinkled and dry, and dark
spots, moles, or warts may appear.
The hair
on the head becomes thin and turns grey or white, and tough, bristly hair
appears in the nose, ears, and eyebrows.
Trunk Region
1.
The shoulders stoop and thus seem smaller
2.
The abdomen bulges and droops
3.
The hips seem flabbier and broader than they did
earlier.
4.
The waistline broadens, giving the trunk a sack
like appearance.
5.
The woman's breasts become flabby and droop.
Limbs
1.
The upper arm becomes flabby and heavy, while
the lower arm seems to shrink in diameter.
2.
The legs become flabby and the veins prominent, especially
around the ankles.
3.
The hands become scrawny, and the veins on the
back of the hand are prominent.
4.
The feet become larger as a result of sagging
muscles, and corns, bunions, and collouses often appear.
5.
The nails of the hands and feet become thick,
tough, and brittle.
Changes in Physiological functions include decline in the ability to see, hear, marked changes in taste, sense of
smell becomes less, and also that of sensitivity to pain. Elderly people tire
quickly and require a longer time to recover from fatigue, changes in skilled
movements especially handwriting, slow in learning new skills and quite often
tend to become awkward and clumsy. Recall is affected. Old people tend to have
poor recent memories but better remote memories.
Quite often
due to lack of income or low economic status they become dependent and have to
compromise on many of their hobbies, interests, activities etc.,
Common physical
hazards
Include disease and physical handicaps like
circulatory, metabolic and mental disorders. Heart diseases, rheumatism,
arthritis, visual and hearing impairment, etc., are also common. Due to
psychological and physiological disorder and economic reasons, malnutrition in
old age is common.
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