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• Journal Listing
• Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol
• v.vi; 2013
• PMC3790843

Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2013; 6: 221–232.

Effect of the sun on visible clinical signs of aging in Caucasian peel

Frederic Flament

^oneDepartment of Applied Research and Evolution, L'Oreal Inquiry and Innovation, Paris, France

Roland Bazin

²RB Consult, Bievres, France

Sabine Laquieze

ⁱⁱⁱPrivate Dermatology Consultancy Practice, Montpellier, France

Virginie Rubert

¹Department of Applied Research and Evolution, L'Oreal Research and Innovation, Paris, France

Elisa Simonpietri

⁴BIOTHERM International, Levallois-Perret, French republic

Bertrand Piot

ⁱDepartment of Applied Inquiry and Development, 50'Oreal Inquiry and Innovation, Paris, France

Abstruse

Objectives

Aging signs can be classified into iv master categories: wrinkles/texture, lack of firmness of cutaneous tissues (ptosis), vascular disorders, and pigmentation heterogeneities. During a lifetime, peel volition modify in appearance and structure not only because of chronological and intrinsic processes simply also due to several external factors such as gravity, dominicus and ultraviolet exposure, and high levels of pollution; or lifestyle factors that have important and obvious effects on skin aging, such equally diet, tobacco, disease, or stress. The effect of these external factors leads to progressive degradations of tegument that appear with different kinetics. The aim of this report was to clinically quantify the effect of sun exposure on facial aging in terms of the appearance of new specific signs or in terms of increasing the classical signs of aging.

Materials and methods

This written report 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 and so on. This piece of work was an opportunity to consummate clinical photographic tools past adding in our portfolio new scales for signs observed in the two groups. Thus, 22 clinical parameters were investigated by a panel of twelve trained experts to narrate each woman's face regarding standardized photographic scales, and thus describe the aging process.

Results

Past calculating statistical correlations between the four clinical clusters (wrinkles/texture, ptosis, vascular disorders, and pigmentation disorders), and existent age and apparent age on the one mitt and heliodermal condition on the other hand, we identified a link between each clinical cluster and aging and the photoaging process. By comparison evaluations of clinical signs betwixt the 2 groups for each 10-year cluster, we demonstrated that whatever the age, a prevalence of pigmentation disorders for the sun-seeking grouping (ie, pigmentation) is strongly linked to ultraviolet (UV) exposure. Meanwhile, clinical signs of ptosis are linked more than to chronological aging and do non present differences between the ii groups, nor, therefore, photoaging. Wrinkles and texture are afflicted by the two aging processes. Finally, clinical signs of vascular disorders present no evolution with age.

Decision

Clinical signs of crumbling are substantially influenced by extrinsic factors, peculiarly dominicus exposure. Indeed UV exposure seems to be responsible for fourscore% of visible facial aging signs.

Keywords: photoaging, clinical evaluation, wrinkles, ptosis, pigmentation, UV

Introduction

Stardom of faces according to sex or age, is a skill we all present with very early in our childhood. It is mainly past learning and comparing that we develop this ability. For clinical and biophysical researchers to understand what elements are taken into account in a given country or cultural surroundings when ane human being meets some other and assigns an age, is crucial.

Plainly, many clues allow u.s. to estimate the age of an individual; size, posture, vocalism intonation, and clothes are some of the parameters taken into account. Yet, facial features are the nearly essential element because they provide enough information to evaluate appearance and and then recognize who the person is in front of you. Facial features reflect not just our sex activity or age, but likewise our identity. The structure of bones and the movement of underlying muscles create facial features. Finally, skin is the exterior envelope that molds all these structures together, and thus translates our experiences. The advent of pare reveals many life events: physiognomy and expressions are inherent to our character or didactics; diet or affliction affects facial volumes in particular; the continuing effect of gravity pulls pare down; our behavior regarding ultraviolet (UV) exposure degrades peel quality; and finally, our lifestyle choices, such equally smoking, may exist responsible for premature aging by generating noxious free radicals. Facial aging is the result of several concomitant processes.

The confront is constantly exposed to sunlight and gravity and presents a particularity reverse to other body sites. The face is rich in muscles that permit us, among other things, verbal and nonverbal communication through facial expressions, both static and dynamic. In add-on, it is the prevalent area for visible vascular changes such as discreet erythema, vasoconstriction (pallor), or flushing (redness and sweating). By listing all these causes, information technology becomes articulate that distinguishing and discriminating their exact effects in facial aging could be complex. Indeed, each cause will induce completely dissimilar reactions and consequences.

The literature contains plenty of articles describing clearly and accurately the outcome of sunlight exposure on skin structures and the different processes of recovery after sun damage.^{1 – vii} From nascence, the confront is constantly exposed to sunlight, and and then year by year, the skin will accumulate damage that gradually induces the appearance of visible signs of aging past mark areas of the skin, or perpetuating facial expressions. Continuous UV exposure will also atomic number 82 to other changes falling under the clarification of photo-induced damages, such as loss of pigmentation and vascular homogeneities, loss of peel elasticity, and deposition of skin texture (elastosis, hyperkeratosis, and yellowing). The outcome of dominicus exposure has been well described, noticeably in pathological dimension, and the necessity of photo-protection has been clearly demonstrated in the by to avoid whatsoever peel diseases like skin carcinoma. Observing and quantifying healthy facial peel in its clinical crumbling fluctuations with different UV exposure behavior remains less documented and an important field for investigation.

The question that arises is: how can we empathize, and measure specifically, the clinical outcome of lord's day exposure (photoaging) in facial aging relative to that of chronological aging? Several authors have estimated that this ratio could be very of import,⁸ up to fourscore% of sun impact for a large part,^{nine , 10} and some publications have discussed a ratio closer to ninety%.¹¹ Tin can we quantify this effect? What is its contribution to facial crumbling? This written report examines these questions. Arriving at an answer is quite difficult considering chronological aging and photoaging are linked through time. In fact, the older we are, the more our face up has been exposed to the sunday, whatsoever our lifestyles and experiences. Thus, there is no command population: everyone has spent time in the sun in their lifetime, and then no 1 can serve as an "unexposed" sample. With this study, nosotros effort to quantify the clinical proportion of photoaging and chronological aging in facial evolution.

Materials and methods

The written report was conducted in Montpellier (43°N; 3°E). This town is located in the S of France and presents a loftier sun exposure level (ie, it has more than than 110 days of sunshine every year).

We enrolled 298 healthy Caucasian women, aged from 30 years to 78 years, and divided them into two groups: lord's day-seeking (Due south-S, 157 women) and sun-phobic (S-P, 141 women). The women presented dissimilar kinds of skin type (dry, oily, and combination) and were well-balanced across phototypes I to I 5, according to Fitzpatrick nomenclature.¹² For the following assessments and results, we regrouped the volunteers into 10-year historic period clusters.

Two groups were established after clinical examination performed past an experienced dermatologist and afterward evaluation of sun behavior history by questionnaire (Sunday Beliefs Score history [SBSH]). A score betwixt 0 and 3 is given for each 10-yr cluster for different items: residence location, occupation, passive UV exposure, active UV exposure, and photo-protection habits. The value from 0 (none) to 3 (very) is given by considering the importance of UV exposure for the considered detail. SBSH is the sum of scores for all the items and varied from four to xxx for volunteers in their twenties, and from 14 to 105 for volunteers in their seventies. Linked with age and phototype, SBSH is a cardinal descriptor of the UV exposure level of each panelist. Therefore, the description of console and labeling of S-S and S-P groups was performed with the following thresholds: 25 for the cluster anile thirty to 39 years, 34 for the cluster aged 40 to 49 years, 43 for the cluster aged l to 59 years, 51 for the cluster anile 60 to 69 years, and 60 for the cluster aged 70 to 78 years.

Later observation, the dermatologist assessed heliodermal condition by taking into account the classical clinical signs described in Table one. Five grades of photo-impairment were determined in this process, ranging from 0 to iv (0, none; i, minor; 2, moderate; 3, important; and 4, major). To add reliability and accurateness, clinical evaluation was performed using ii sets of standardized and validated photographic scales. Get-go, the dermatologist used the original Skin Aging Atlas. Volume 1, Caucasian Blazon ¹³ (Table two), and 2nd, new clinical scales specific for populations that have been more afflicted by UV exposure were built with the study pictures. Indeed, we took advantage of this opportunity to undergo exactly the same process of construction and validation our previously described clinical toolboxes presented in the Skin Aging Atlas. Volume 2, Asian Type ¹⁴ with new standardized photographic scales to detect and quantify diverse clinical signs of aging and photoaging. The list of these new signs is presented in Tables 3–five. Figures ane and ​ two evidence examples of these new photographic scales for wrinkles/texture and pigmentation issues, which allow evaluation co-ordinate to the definitions.

Clinical standardized photographic calibration of pigmentation of malar area.

Clinical standardized photographic scale of cheek folds.

Table 1

Clinical signs used by dermatologists to establish heliodermal status

Signs	Severity	Scale
Pigmentation	Absenteeism, clods, puddles, poikiloderma	0 to 3
Depigmentation	Absence, drops, plates	0 to iii
Pachydermic advent	Absence, presence	0, i
Elastosis	None, mild, moderate, severe	0 to three
Cutaneous atrophy	None, balmy, moderate, severe	0 to three
Vascular disorders	None, mild, moderate, severe	0 to 3
Fine lines	None, balmy, moderate, severe	0 to 3
Wrinkles	None, mild, moderate, severe	0 to 3
Ptosis	None, cheeks, eyelid, face	0 to 3

Table 2

Clinical aging signs of the face, described by atlases, and correlations with historic period and heliodermal status

Type and signs	Age	Heliodermal status
Wrinkles*
Forehead wrinkles*	0.335	0.282
Crow'southward human foot wrinkles*	0.602	0.478
Glabellar wrinkles*	0.553	0.396
Underneath centre wrinkles*	0.546	0.395
Upper-lip wrinkles*	0.558	0.531
Corner of the rima oris*	0.520	0.402
Ptosis
Eye bag	0.529	0.303
Lower face ptosis	0.764	0.498

Tabular array three

Wrinkles/texture signs and correlations with age and heliodermal status

Signs	Heliodermal status	Age	Wrinkles and texture
Upper-lip texture*  In add-on to more or less deep vertical lines, the upper lip has a thick aspect, is padded, and has a pronounced microrelief forming a grid	0.541	0.579	Open in a separate window
Cheek folds*  Deep folds completely anarchic and presenting no specific directions link to muscular movements of face up	0.515	0.573	Open in a dissever window
Lower lip wrinkles*  Wrinkles more or less deep from corner of lower lip and extending downwards from the chin	0.495	0.531	Open up in a separate window
Jawline folds*  Folds begin at the ear lobe created by a thick peel, marked by dryness and elastosis, and extending over the jaw and neck giving a crumpled paper advent	0.437	0.581	Open in a separate window
Wrinkles created past lower face ptosis*  A more or less deep fold is created at the zonal level of separation of chin and cheek	0.495	0.523	Open up in a split window
Chin texture*  In addition to dimples, the area of the mentum and cheek areas adjacent take a thick peel appearance, are padded, and have a pronounced microrelief forming a filigree	0.564	0.623	Open up in a separate window

Table 5

Microvascular disorders and correlations with historic period and heliodermal status

Signs	Heliodermal condition	Age	Microvascular signs
Couperosis/rosacea  Microvascular alterations on the cheekbone area	0.257	0.086	Open up in a carve up window
Vascular disorders  All diffused redness and microvessels visible on the face	0.140	0.031	Open up in a split up window

To make the cosmos of new standardized clinical scales possible, we have taken 3 facial pictures of each volunteer: both a front end, full-face prototype and a 45° prototype from each side. All these pictures were observed by a console of five experts who divers new signs and their facial position and picked the almost representative images for each of the considered items to obtain a linear photographic scale from class 0 (no visible sign manifestation) to a maximum grade found in the population. Validation of criteria relevance and linearity of the scales is a prerequisite to ensuring that evaluation will be scientifically correct. We obtained these data by implementing a paired tests approach, equally discussed in the Peel Aging Atlas. Book 3, Afro-American Type ^fifteen and other literature,^{16 , 17} which consists of a classification past fifteen volunteers on a screen in standardized weather condition of lighting, position, and calibration of each grade for a considered calibration by comparison all the possible pairs of two grades. With this step, nosotros have been able to institute which grades are significantly different than others, and thus had the opportunity to remove, adjust, or alter pictures, which ensured the absenteeism of bigotry.

By merging the ii sets of clinical scales, we obtained a complete mapping of facial aging roofing four major axes: wrinkles and relief texture (Table 3), lack of compactness, pigmentary disorders (Table 4), and vascular alterations (Table 5). The description of new relevant signs, and examples of more severe pictures regarding these new clinical scales for this classification, are presented in Tabular array 3.

Tabular array iv

Pigmentation disorders and correlations with historic period and heliodermal status

Signs	Heliodermal status	Age	Pigmentary disorders
Middle profile colour contrast*  Difference of color between the area surrounding eyes and the side by side area weathered by the sun	0.202	0.156	Open in a separate window
Pigmentation of the malar area*  Area with pigmentation disorders present on the protruding part of the malar surface area at the edge of the eye	0.302	0.155	Open in a split up window
Pigmentation of the lateral area*  Area of pigmentation disorders covering the outer lateral region of the maxilla	0.456	0.248	Open in a carve up window
Lower face up lengthened dyschromia*  Surface area of pigmentation disorders covering the lower surface area of the face under a line divers by the corners of the mouth.	0.354	0.190	Open in a divide window
Whole-face pigmentation*  Pigmentation disorders covering the entire face up.	0.350	0.157	Open in a separate window
Lower face up spot density*  Density of pigmentation spots in the lower part of the face	0.450	0.217	Open up in a separate window

In addition to the dermatologist evaluation and to narrate our console of 298 women completely on all the 22 selected scales, we used a group of 12 experts trained to make objective evaluations regarding each standardized clinical scale (reproducibility and repeatability). Evaluation was carried out on pictures resized and reframed according to a standard operational procedure with editing software (Photoshop®, version x; Adobe Systems Incorporated, New York, NY, USA) to ensure that simply the scored facial area was displayed on the screen. Pictures are presented to each adept in random order to eliminate any possibility of bias. The evaluation took identify in entirely standardized conditions of lighting, position (expert is seated one 1000 from the screen), and calibration (a 24-inch, ane,920 × i,200-pixel loftier-resolution screen calibrated with a colorimeter). We end the process past taking the average score of all the panelists and obtaining clinical assessment for each called sign for each volunteer. This approach has allowed the states to guarantee the objectivity and relevance of the evaluation with consummate randomization and no impact of confront or whatever environmental issues. To ensure robustness of this procedure, several pictures were presented twice during evaluations.

Finally, we added to our investigations a quiz phase past request 30 naïve Caucasian panelists (between 18 to 60 years of historic period without whatsoever specification on marital status or profession) their opinion regarding the full-face pic of the written report volunteers. The purpose of this step is to record the credible age perceived by looking at a photograph. The question asked was: "what age do you think this woman is?"

Statistical analysis

Analysis of variance at one factor, followed past a Tukey comparison test, was used to investigate the link between historic period and heliodermal status, also as between phototype and heliodermal status. The effects of age and UV exposure were characterized by a sum of clinical criteria divided into four clinical clusters (wrinkles, sagging, pigmentary disorders, and vascular alterations), divers in Tables 2–five.

To determine the influence of UV effect on clinical signs regarding evolution essentially resulting from age, Pearson coefficients were computed betwixt these four clinical clusters and heliodermal status, too equally between the clinical clusters and the existent age of each volunteer. Finally, the correlation with credible age was too calculated to ensure the nearly relevant clinical signs were taken into account in age perception and to be able to conclude what the influence of photoaging is on our appearance. To avert whatsoever bias, all the values coming from scales presenting different ranges were normalized to five.

A t-test for independent sample was used to compare groups in each 10-twelvemonth cluster for S-Due south and Southward-P panels regarding each clinical cluster. A like statistical arroyo was used to compare the departure between apparent age and existent historic period.

Results

In Figure 3, we show the development of heliodermal condition with historic period. Beginning, we can discover that the effect of UV exposure increases with age. All age clusters are statistically different from the younger volunteers except for the cluster of those aged twoscore years to 49 years, for which the deviation is only significant at 10%.

Heliodermal status grade (hateful ± confidence interval) in each age cluster. All bars are significantly different from the other, with an exception being the comparison marked on the graph. The number of people in each cluster is indicated betwixt the brackets.

Abbreviations: yo, years, CI, conviction interval; NS, not significant.

We have computed correlations between real age and heliodermal status (0.499) and apparent historic period and heliodermal status (0.606). At the same time, we observed that the correlation between apparent and real age could be approached at 0.904. We also noticed that heliodermal condition is more correlated to credible age than real age. Clinical signs of photoaging seem more important both in our advent and in its perception past other people.

Correlations between the 4 clinical clusters and existent age or apparent age on i hand, and heliodermal status on the other, are summed upwardly in Table 6. The classification is presented according to its correlation with apparent age, from the highest to the everyman. This ranking shows usa that pigmentation-related clinical parameters are the most linked to photoaging but are not the most of import related to age. In contrast, wrinkles are strongly bound to historic period and heliodermal status. Sagging manifestations seem to exist more linked to chronological aging. Finally, vascular disorders do not nowadays a loftier correlation with chronological age or heliodermal status.

Table six

Correlations between clinical aging signs and age and heliodermal signs

	Apparent historic period	Real age	Heliodermal status
Wrinkles/texture	0.860*	0.740*	0.604*
Ptosis	0.803*	0.774*	0.552*
Pigmentation disorders	0.416*	0.317*	0.632*
Vascular disorders	0.054	0.000	0.181

Figures 4–7 prove the difference for each ten-year cluster between the S-Due south and Southward-P groups created in terms of UV exposure beliefs. On the footing of these data (Figures 4 and ​ 6) and previous correlations, we demonstrate our conclusions: whatever the age, a prevalence of pigmentation disorders occurs, with meaning differences between the two groups, and these signs are the well-nigh connected to photoaging. Concerning wrinkles and pare texture quality, significant differences between the ii groups announced later age 50 years. No statistical differences for the signs of sagging are observed between the South-Southward and Southward-P groups (Figure 5). The amplitude of variations for vascular signs (Effigy 7) is not very high, and an evolution with age has not been established; however, there is a meaning departure in the fifties, with a maximum for this parameter.

Comparing of wrinkles and relief texture. Mean scores (± CI 95%) for each age cluster between Due south-Due south and Due south-P.

Note: *Statistically significant deviation.

Abbreviations: S-P, dominicus-phobic; Due south-S, sun-seeking; CI, confidence interval.

Comparison of ptosis and sagging. Mean scores (± CI 95%) for each historic period cluster betwixt South-Due south and Due south-P.

Note: At that place is no statistically meaning difference between Due south-P and S-S groups.

Abbreviations: S-P, sun-phobic; Southward-S, sunday-seeking; CI, confidence interval.

Comparing of pigmentation disorders. Mean scores (± CI 95%) for each age cluster betwixt Southward-South and S-P.

Note: *Statistically significant divergence.

Abbreviations: Southward-P, sun-phobic; S-S, sun-seeking; CI, conviction interval.

Comparing of microvascular disorders. Mean scores (± CI 95%) for each age cluster between S-S and Due south-P.

Annotation: *Statistically significant departure.

Abbreviations: Southward-P, sun-phobic; S-Southward, sun-seeking; CI, confidence interval.

The study of the consequence of UV exposure on our appearance is summarized in Figure 8. For all the women in the Southward-Due south and South-P groups, we analyzed on all age clusters the divergence between apparent age, as estimated past a panel of 30 people, and real age. With the exception of the eldest cluster, we observed pregnant differences betwixt the two populations (ie, S-S volunteers looked older than their real age). This difference seems to decrease over time. We also observed for the elder group (older than 70 years) that people look younger than their real historic period with no meaning difference in sun exposure.

Difference between apparent and chronological age for the S-S and S-P groups.

Notes: *Statistically significant difference between confined. A positive difference means that the person looks older than their age.

Abbreviations: S-P, sun-phobic; S-Southward, sun-seeking; SEM, standard error of the mean.

Finally, to quantify the effect of sun exposure on facial aging, nosotros chose the following method: on the basis of the quantification of each volunteer, by way of all the photographic scales presented earlier, a sum was done of all signs nigh affected by UV exposure (the eighteen parameters marked with an asterisk in Tables two–5), which was then compared with the sum of all clinical signs established for facial aging (22 parameters). We are able to determine a new ratio, lord's day damage pct (SDP), which represents the per centum between specific photoaging signs and clinical signs. By computing this SDP, nosotros could assess the effect of dominicus exposure on the face. On average, the parameter is lxxx.three% ± iv.82%.

Differences between the real and apparent ages could exist divided into three groups (Effigy ix): the women who seem visually older by more than than 3 years compared with their existent age, those who await their age, and finally, women who seem younger by more than 3 years compared with their real historic period. At a threshold of fourscore% for the SDP, women have similar apparent age to real age. If SDP increases (82%), and then credible age becomes college than existent age, and this woman looks older. Conversely, a subtract of SDP (78%) ways that the woman looks younger.

Percentage of sun impairment is predictive of how old a woman looks.

Discussion

To the best of our knowledge, at this fourth dimension in that location are no studies that provide an objective quantification of the outcome of sun exposure on facial aging. This commodity attempts to provide some elements for the quantification and understanding of the consequence of UV dominicus exposure on peel. Of form, every bit described before, separating concomitant phenomena involved in both chronological aging and photoaging is a very complex process.

Sun exposure is essential in occidental culture and is important not but for mood and emotional well-being merely too at a physiological level, particularly for synthesis of vitamin D. For the fair-skinned population, the consequence of sun is more severe because of the body's natural defenses beingness less efficient than in those with darker skins. In this study, by using a simple benchmark summarizing attitudes to the sun, information technology was possible to ascertain two groups of women whose lord's day beliefs stories were unlike. A comparison betwixt these 2 groups immune us to clearly demonstrate the issue of UV exposure in pare crumbling. Pigmentation signs are most visible and most specific of these effects. This attribute has already been described and explained very oftentimes in the literature.^{5 , 8 , xviii , 19}

In this study, we attempted to describe in the most simple and complete way all pigmentary heterogeneities of the face. This description is intended to ascertain not only a way to characterize precisely all the facial areas covered but besides the intensity and distribution of pigmentation disorders in each of these areas. It is the clinical observation of all the pictures that led the states to the creation of standardized photographic scales. Quantification by a panel of trained experts is a pathway for peachy objectivity because each sign is evaluated independent of all the other signs, because we could observe only one sign on the screen. The fact that it was non possible to be influenced by other areas and other signs, and that the result is the boilerplate of the twelve experts, ensured the reliability of the observations. The use of clinical scales as defined in this article enables us to statistically characterize and observe even small variations, for example, when they starting time appear (Figures iv–7).

Clearly, clinical signs of pigmentation are strongly adamant past UV exposure. It is a more complicated matter to conclude and separate chronological and sun-induced effects on wrinkles and skin texture^{xx – 23} We observe that the clinical signs describing wrinkles and skin texture are correlated in a very similar fashion in both age and heliodermal status. Co-ordinate to Griffiths,¹⁸ photoaging is substantially characterized by "coarse and fine wrinkles," whereas signs of chronological aging can be described equally a skin with fine wrinkles. For Griffiths, coarse wrinkles are pathognomonic signs of extrinsic aging, although they are not only caused past sunday impairment. Wrinkle characteristics of intrinsic aging also could present themselves as "fine lines." This confirms the great difficulty in differentiating this parameter for chronological and sun-exposure effects. The photographic clinical scales used during this study (Tables 2 and ​ 3) could be considered, with class 1 as "coarse wrinkles," and therefore completely included in photoaging signs.¹⁸

Signs related to sagging of the tissues are not considered in this study as being linked to the sunday. Indeed, the correlation of this clinical cluster is more than important with chronological age than heliodermal status. Conversely, we have demonstrated that there are no pregnant differences between Due south-S and S-P groups, whatsoever the age. The remaining positive correlation with heliodermal status could exist explained by the fact that these criteria are assessed by the dermatologist indoors. This assertion is confirmed by literature,^{7 , 18} which does not mention sagging as an extrinsic factor. The sagging we evaluate with authentic photographic scales is more linked to Earth's gravity.

Vascular disorders are non correlated with either age or photo-harm status. In Figure 7, nosotros observe that this phenomenon is opposite that of other clinical clusters. However, literature often quotes telangiectasias^{7 , 18 , 21} as important signs of sun harm. The interpretation could exist that an increase in vascular signs resulting from subclinical inflammation gradually decreases during intrinsic aging^{7 , 22} and leads to a depletion of cutaneous blood vessels. At the same time, at that place is a thickening of the epidermis and stratum corneum, which makes the vascular network less visible. This could explicate biphasic kinetics slightly passing through a maximum around historic period of fifty years, where the departure between S-S and South-P groups becomes significant.

Finally, nosotros show that photoaged women look older than women who protect themselves from the dominicus. This cistron is college when yous are younger. Pigmentation and wrinkles/texture, especially wrinkles around lips, are signs that make a person look older earlier. It is an important observation from this written report that the signs of photoaging influence age appreciation through the eyes of other people. An increase or subtract of 2% of the SDP can change the apparent historic period past plus or minus 3 years. Thus, the term "premature skin" could correspond very well to description of photoaged skin, which is really prematurely aged peel.

Conclusion

With all the elements described in this written report, we could calculate the importance of UV and sun exposure in the visible aging of a Caucasian woman'southward face. This consequence is most 80%.

The interactions between chronological and photograph-induced aging are circuitous, and the quantification of only the consequence of dominicus-exposure is difficult to obtain. Our approach of using new descriptive pare-aging atlases is a solution to specify the extrinsic influence. Twenty-two clinical signs are used to describe and assess facial crumbling, wrinkles and peel texture, sagging of tissues, pigmentation manifestations, and vascular disorders. This report seems to ostend that pigmentation heterogeneity is a pure photoaging sign, whereas sagging of tissues is essentially a event of chronological crumbling. Vascular disorders could be considered every bit a precursor of future photoaging. Wrinkles and skin texture are influenced by both extrinsic and intrinsic aging, depending on the behavior of the private with regard to the sunday. The study confirms the accountability of dominicus exposure in premature aging of the face.

Footnotes

Disclosure

The authors study no conflicts of interest in this work.

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