Donald Trump was inaugurated the oldest president in the US history.
He is 79 years old just a few weeks ago and even though old age is cited elsewhere as one of the problems that may bother him, Trump himself has held firm in his arguments that he is still fit in this regard.
Regardless of this, there are things which cannot be covered up. Recently one of the hands of Trump looked wrinkled. According to the specialists, it may be an indicative symptom.
Donald Trump is not younger than he used to be, however, he is physically doing great despite his age of 79 years, at least going by his people. In April, the white house physician Dr. Sean Barbabella issued a report that Trump is in perfect health to be a Commander-in-Chief.
The report contained the height and weight of Trump and scans of his ears, neck, eyes, throat, and heart with no abnormalities. Barbabella also revealed how the president almost underwent a colonoscopy in the year 2024.
On that visit with a physician, who revealed that Trump had got a benign polyp and a condition known as diverticulitis, which was the inflammation of the pockets of the colon. It was agreed that he should be subjected to a follow-up colonoscopy in three years.
As well, Trump medical history showed that he was under treatment; he had prescriptions of some medication on cholesterol, a heart prevention drug and a cream that he should use when the need arises due to a skin condition.
The paintings on Donald Trump hands
Also, Barbabella prescribed that Trump underwent bilateral cataract surgery previously and also stated that the president is in robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function, and concluded that the president has an active lifestyle and this is a positive contributing factor to his health.
In April, Barbabella said, President Trump has superb cognitive and physical fitness and is completely able to perform his duties as the Commander-in-Chief and Health of State.
Despite the fact that per the medical report that Trump is completely sound to take up the position of President of the United States of America, he is however, in the process of aging. Coincidentally, the incumbent president has had bruises on his hands in a few places in the last one year.
According to this independent news source, the mark on the dominant hand of Trump has been noticed last spring, as he made an appearance in court, against Stormy Daniels, on the matter of the hush money. Since then, the president has been photographed with bruises on his hand on a number of occasions the most recent ones being in February when he received French President Emmanuel Macron.
According to the White House, the wrinkles and bruising have nothing to do with the health condition of Trump.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tries to pretend in a statement she made that, the bruising is ordinary and that it happens due to a lot of handshaking.
President Trump is the man who goes among people and he shakes more hands and meets more American people than any other president of the history, this was said by Ms Leavitt. He is determined and dedicated and he shows it each and every day.
Never look at this, Donald Trump displays his wrinkled up hands prior to the Kennedy center concert
In another attempt, Leavitt added: President Trump has bruises in his hand, because he is always working and shaking hands all day- everyday. In the Time Magazine interview where Trump was the Person of the Year, 2024 issue, he himself declared that the bruising was as a result of shaking hands with thousands of people.
This can be true, but the fact is that once again, the attention is drawn to the wrinkled hands of Trump. Users of social media caught another glimpse of the bruising before he and his wife, Melania, hosted the premiere event at the Kennedy Center in the middle of June.
People were like so much on X: “His hand really portrays his age,” and one said: “I see the bruising on his hand.”
Then can it be that Trump is bruised or is it something more than him shaking thousands of hands? Dr. Ola Otulana, a general practitioner and the physician at the Cassiobury Court rehabilitation center in Watford, England, told Economic Times that the bruise on the right hand of the president appears to be what is known as the superficial contusion. He noted that it might have been caused by minor trauma such as bumping into something or it might have been blood draw also.
Dr Outalana went on to say that this may occur through such apparently simple things as knocking the hand on a hard surface, pressure over a long period of time such as leaning on a walking stick or setting something firmly in the hand, or even in medical interventions and medical-related phenomena like venepuncture or blood collection. The fact that older adults have thinner skin, as well as weaker blood vessels, caused bruise formation to become more apparent.
It does not put up any red flags quickly.
Moreover, the doctor said that medications like blood thinners, aspirin, and other anti-inflammatory drugs have the potential of making “bruises more visible and able to last longer, which may be the scenario here.”
However, Dr. Outalana said that the bruise on the hand of Trump did not make any immediate red flags.
Wrinkles and bruises have not been the only health scare to Donald Trump in the past few days. Earlier this year, a picture of POTUS at an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event was widely shared on the internet, and a number of posts on X, Facebook, and TikTok pointed to the fact that the president could be wearing a catheter underneath his suit.
The image depicts fighter Kayla Harrison, fresh off her unification of the UFC women bantamweight title who placed her belt belt around the waist of Trump.
One of the posts had indicated that Trump was wearing on leg braces and possibly a catheter. His right side weakness has been more or less obvious over the several years. And the bruise on his right hand could be brought about because he is getting the infusion therapy of a kind. Typical of a Parkinsonism disorder.”
Is Trump in a catheter?
The other one claimed: Trump does, without a doubt, wear a Foley catheter. It is a cord that gets into the bladder and empties the urine into a bag attached to the leg. And that line up his pants? Not a wrinkle. It’s tubing. Each movement he makes, reminds of the swishing of a hot Capri Sun Arancia.”
The post has become viral. Others defended Trump saying that it was not a catheter at all.
It is not. The fitting of that pant leg is tight and that straight line is a crisp crease. The mere usage of Foley catheters is in no way the standard of care except after the procedure. One post said, a walkie talkie patient shall receive self-cath or male pads.
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