Check your hands now: It is a sign of high cholesterol, triggers heart attack

SYMPTOMS OF HIGH CHOLESTEROL

High cholesterol usually doesn't cause symptoms early on, and most people don't know they have it until they have a blood test.. However, Symptoms may develop when plaque buildup from cholesterol and fats slows or stops blood flow. Among other symptoms, skin is sometimes the first place to show signs of high cholesterol.

Oily bumps on the skin (xanthomas), especially on the elbows, in the joints, on the knees, in hands, indicates high cholesterol in the ankles or hips.

around the eyes, usually in the corners closest to the nose (xantholasma) The soft yellowish swellings that form also indicate the same thing..