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Effect of the sun on visible clinical signs of aging in Caucasian skin
Aging signs can be classified into four main categories: wrinkles/texture, lack of firmness of cutaneous tissues (ptosis), vascular disorders, and pigmentation heterogeneities. During a lifetime, skin will change in appearance and structure not only because ...
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This study was carried out on 298 Caucasian women from 30 years to 78 years old. The participants were divided into two groups according to their sun exposure history: 157 women were characterized as sun-seeking, and the other 141 were classified as sun-phobic. This division was made possible by dermatologist grading of heliodermal status on the basis of several observations of classic criteria: wrinkles, sagging, pigmentation heterogeneities, vascular disorders, elastosis, and so on.
By comparing evaluations of clinical signs between the two groups for each 10-year cluster, we demonstrated that whatever the age, a prevalence of pigmentation disorders for the sun-seeking group (ie, pigmentation) is strongly linked to ultraviolet (UV) exposure.
Conclusion
Clinical signs of aging are essentially influenced by extrinsic factors, especially sun exposure. Indeed UV exposure seems to be responsible for 80% of visible facial aging signs.![wrinkled-sunburn-mess1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fthinknice.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F09%2Fwrinkled-sunburn-mess1.jpg&hash=32c0ce3c8295956f3aad668c2578d0c1)
Middle age caucasian female exposing herself to radiation from the sun.