Hi everyone,
mpb sufferer here. Now having a puffy face for like 2 months already, and I don’t know what causes the puffiness. Is it water retention or loss of collagen?
im 75kg at 1,81m, quite athletic, low bf. Cardio and lifting. If anything, i even lost 2-3 kg during the time.
how does the puffiness manifest itself? My face just looks puffier overall. If i hop in front of a mirror, my skin hops as well. Its the worst at my cheeks, but even below that it hops. It didnt use to be that way, at least not to that extent.
possible causes:
Im usibg a cortisone nasal spray for a while because of polyps. As far as i understand cortisone can cause water retention, right? I dropped it for a couple days now but no improvement.
minoxidil: was even taking that ***t orally in small amounts. Before that topically. But i quit it completely some time ago, think 6 weeks ago. Minox can cause both water retention and collagen loss I think.
jumping on a supplementation protocol for hair loss: its elephantos protocol.
Daily magnesium, taurine, vit k, a, e, d, boron, chromium selenium. Im quite sure I had some retention prior to starting that regimen like 7 weeks ago though. Im also lowering the amounts taken but don’t want to wuit the protocol, since it seems to be working to some extent. Not sure if some of this could cause retention.
Is it possible to differentiate water retention from saggy skin?
Should I jump on a diuretic?
What do you think is the (main) cause?
Should add that I haven’t gotten more wrinkles or anything. Does that mean I can rule out saggy skin due to collagen loss?
mpb sufferer here. Now having a puffy face for like 2 months already, and I don’t know what causes the puffiness. Is it water retention or loss of collagen?
im 75kg at 1,81m, quite athletic, low bf. Cardio and lifting. If anything, i even lost 2-3 kg during the time.
how does the puffiness manifest itself? My face just looks puffier overall. If i hop in front of a mirror, my skin hops as well. Its the worst at my cheeks, but even below that it hops. It didnt use to be that way, at least not to that extent.
possible causes:
Im usibg a cortisone nasal spray for a while because of polyps. As far as i understand cortisone can cause water retention, right? I dropped it for a couple days now but no improvement.
minoxidil: was even taking that ***t orally in small amounts. Before that topically. But i quit it completely some time ago, think 6 weeks ago. Minox can cause both water retention and collagen loss I think.
jumping on a supplementation protocol for hair loss: its elephantos protocol.
Daily magnesium, taurine, vit k, a, e, d, boron, chromium selenium. Im quite sure I had some retention prior to starting that regimen like 7 weeks ago though. Im also lowering the amounts taken but don’t want to wuit the protocol, since it seems to be working to some extent. Not sure if some of this could cause retention.
Is it possible to differentiate water retention from saggy skin?
Should I jump on a diuretic?
What do you think is the (main) cause?
Should add that I haven’t gotten more wrinkles or anything. Does that mean I can rule out saggy skin due to collagen loss?