My right hand has been crinkled for a month now, I’ve done nothing new to cause calluses. I’m at a loss as to what it could be

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    1. TheLeopardColony on

      This is probably it for you, another month…who knows what your right hand could look like by then. This is some m night shaymalan stuff.

    2. Fit_Company5334 on

      may be an allergy to something. this happened to me and it was an allergy to the nail polish i was using!

    3. My brother used to have that on both hands and it would crack because it was so dry. Even used to wear gloves at night with moisturizing cream. Not sure what caused it but it went away eventually

    4. Brief_Preference_152 on

      I had something similar a couple of years ago on a couple of fingers and then on the arches of my feet. Mine felt like I had super glue on the tips of my fingers. At some point it started to itch and had tiny bumps. My PA told me it was most likely Dyshidrotic eczema. She prescribed Triamcinolone Ointment and it went away. No idea what caused it but it was during COVID and I’ve decided it was mostly likely stress induced.

    5. I have eczema and this happens to me when my hand touches any fragranced soaps or body washes. I have to use fragrance free everything including my laundry soap.

    6. ragamuffinsquirrel on

      I have Raynaud’s Syndrome in quite a few of my fingers.

      When it first came on, i also noticed an odd crinkling of 2 of my fingertips that I chalked up to having to wear latex gloves all day even though the other fingers weren’t crinkled. Within a few weeks the crinkling started to look more obvious and the entire fingertip began to have a faint tingling sensation and the fingertips began to turn bright red. Over time, the redness turned to a ghostly white and the tingling sensation went from “oh that’s weird” to absolute excruciating pain when my affected fingers touched anything even remotely cold or when I washed my hands.

      Went to a hand surgeon at the request of my regular physician and yep, Raynaud’s. If that’s what’s happening to you, there isn’t much to stop it, just learn to live with it.

    7. My fingers looked like this for months after I burned myself on a pan. It was just a mild burn too.

    8. This is what happens when you change your mind half way through joining M.I.B… but you don’t remember, obviously.

    9. Grand-Importance-356 on

      I get this all time time. I had eczema when I was a child, and it started to appear again when I turned about 23.
      I bartend. I noticed it appears the most when I would come in contact with citrus. I get it on my finger tips like you (when I squeeze citrus) or on the outsides of my pinkies (when I stick my hand in a bag of limes). I use fragrance free everything, which also helps control it. Hydrocortisone cream is a lifesaver for a cheap fix.

    10. NewZealandIsNotFree on

      It looks like you’re right-handed and started doing something new about a month ago, that involves an unusual about of pressure on your finger tips. Since you say you haven’t been doing anything manual, perhaps this could be a type of mild chemical burn?

    11. Can be diabetes or smth genetic. Me and my father both have this. But only on 1-2 fingers. He has diabetes and I surprisingly not (yet?). Anyway I have this for couple of years only on my ring finger on left hand. Hand cream helps a little bit, but it’s still there.

    12. Bike_Mechanic_Man on

      My fingers look like that sometimes. I have eczema/ sensitive skin. Use more lotion and maybe a soap that’s not as harsh like Cetaphil.

    13. I have the same shit, and none of you are helpful 😭

      I will also give you a completely different answer than everyone else (probably wrong), but my research has shown me that it’s possibly psoriasis

    14. Do you work with chemicals? I used to get that whenever I didn’t wear gloves at work and it would go away after a few days to a week.

    15. I had that from a chemical burn from either brake cleaner or antifreeze. Didn’t show itself for a few days and then stuck around for a month. I used udder balm.

    16. Omg I have that too! I’ve had it for years and tried everything to find out and never found out. First time I’ve ever seen anyone else with that.

    17. Do your hands and feet get unusually cold? Prunes fingers can be a symptom of Raynaud’s disease. Your blood vessels constrict more than normal. It can also be eczema. Both can be triggered by stress

    18. It almost looks like a camel has been sucking on your hands underwater for an extended period of time.

      Then again, it could be stress.

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