Lyme and hyperpigmentation, slow wound healing

March 22, 2006

Hello all,

Four (or was it five?) years ago I woke up with 6 red raised areas on my

ankle that looked just the way my dog's skin looked the day after a tick had

been removed.

It took months for the sores to heal. I'd never had a problem with wounds

healing before that. And right after that I suddenly started getting those

brown " liver " spots all over my hands and arms -- anywhere that sun had

shown on my body. Then any little sore or nick took many months to heal and

developed a big area of hyperpigmentation where the wound had been.

A couple of doctors said the slow healing is the sort of thing that happens

with diabetes, but I don't have diabetes.

Before that I had pretty decent skin with normal or quick wound healing.

More recently I was diagnosed with rosacea.

Now I have a new event where I'd like to get people's opinions or similar

experiences with this sort of thing.

For many years I've had a small dark " beauty mark " on my forehead. Within

the last year it spread in area. The dermatologist helping me with the

rosacea took a biopsy of it today....and put in a stitch.

My concern is to get this stitched area to heal without the creation of an

ugly blackish-brown hyperpigmentation area on my face. Does anyone have any

ideas? I don't think I should be putting anything on the incision until it

closes.

And I probably should put a call into the doctor to ask his opinion.

Once I read about hyperpigmentation and it seems to be an autoimmune thing.

When I mentioned it in passing to my LLMD, he seemed to think it had to do

with needing more antioxidants.

Has anyone else had this overall sort of skin disaster occur with Lyme? I'm

sure it's connected with Lyme and not signs of aging. It was a sudden and

widespread when it occured.

Thanks and be well.

Deanna

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