I bet there is a hereitary component to this condition and while traditional thinning skin is a age related thing ... this particular condition isn't an older person problem but something in your genetic code - in my opinion.
Rapier is a thin, two-edged sword or speech that is clever. 1  An example of rapier is a sword.  An example of rapier is a comedian's comebacks.
The word stems from the old French verb rapporter which means literally to carry something back; and, in the sense of how people relate to each other means that what one person sends out the other sends back.