II. Prevention
-
Sunscreen
- SPF 15 daily, starting in childhood
- SPF 30 during spring and summer
- Tobacco Cessation
III. Management: General Measures
- Maintain hydration
- Tobacco Cessation
- Frequent Skin Lubricant use
IV. Management: Topical Agents
- Retinoid
-
Alpha-Hydroxy acids (Lac-Hydrin 12%) or Urea 3-6%
- Combine with Skin Lubricant
V. Management: Other Adjuncts
- Estrogen Replacement Therapy
- Topical Estrogen
- Antioxidants and other additives
-
Oral Collagen Peptide
- May be effective in Aging Skin, but hype, advertising and endorsements far out-paces the current evidence in 2024
VI. Management: Skin Cosmetic Procedure
- See Skin Cosmetic Procedure
- Chemical Peels
- Derm Abrasion
- Laser Abrasion
VII. Management: Avoid Ineffective Measures for Wrinkles and Skin Damage
VIII. References
- (2021) Presc Lett 28(1): 4-5
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| Definition (MEDLINEPLUS) |
Your skin changes as you age. You might notice wrinkles, age spots and dryness. Your skin also becomes thinner and loses fat, making it less plump and smooth. It might take longer to heal, too. Sunlight is a major cause of skin aging. You can protect yourself by staying out of the sun when it is strongest, using sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher, wearing protective clothing, and avoiding sunlamps and tanning beds. Cigarette smoking also contributes to wrinkles. The wrinkling increases with the amount of cigarettes and number of years a person has smoked. Many products claim to revitalize aging skin or reduce wrinkles, but the Food and Drug Administration has approved only a few for sun-damaged or aging skin. Various treatments soothe dry skin and reduce the appearance of age spots. NIH: National Institute on Aging |
| Definition (MSH) | The process of aging due to changes in the structure and elasticity of the skin over time. It may be a part of physiological aging or it may be due to the effects of ultraviolet radiation, usually through exposure to sunlight. |
| Concepts | Organ or Tissue Function (T042) |
| MSH | D015595 |
| SnomedCT | 26065007 |
| English | Aging, Skin, Photoaging of Skin, Skin Aging, Solar Aging of Skin, Skin aging, function, aging skin, skin ageing, ags skin, skin aging, ageing skin, age skin, skin age, aged skin, aging skins, skin photoaging, Aging Skin, Skin--Aging, Skin aging, Skin ageing, Skin aging, function (observable entity), Skin aging (function) |
| Swedish | Hudens åldrande |
| Finnish | Ihon ikääntyminen |
| French | Vieillissement de la peau, Héliodermie, Vieillissement cutané par exposition au soleil, Photovieillissement de la peau, Vieillissement de la peau par le soleil, Photovieillissement cutané, Vieillissement cutané, Vieillissement cutané par exposition aux UV |
| Russian | KOZHI STARENIE, STARENIE KOZHI PRI SOLNECHNOM OBLUCHENII, KOZHI SMORSHCHIVANIE, SVETOVOE STARENIE KOZHI, КОЖИ СМОРЩИВАНИЕ, КОЖИ СТАРЕНИЕ, СВЕТОВОЕ СТАРЕНИЕ КОЖИ, СТАРЕНИЕ КОЖИ ПРИ СОЛНЕЧНОМ ОБЛУЧЕНИИ |
| Japanese | 老化-皮膚, 皮膚のしわ, 光加齢-皮膚, 皮膚の日光加齢, 皮膚の光加齢, 日光加齢-皮膚, 皮膚老化, 皺 |
| Italian | Fotoinvecchiamento della pelle, Invecchiamento della pelle |
| Polish | Starzenie się skóry, Zmarszczki, Marszczenie się skóry |
| Czech | stárnutí kůže, stárnutí kůže vlivem slunečního záření, kůže - stárnutí |
| Spanish | envejecimiento cutáneo, envejecimiento de la piel (entidad observable), envejecimiento de la piel (función), envejecimiento de la piel, Envejecimiento de la Piel, Envejecimiento Solar de la Piel, Fotoenvejecimiento de la Piel |
| German | Hautalterung, Lichtbedingtes Hautaltern, Sonnenbedingtes Hautaltern |
| Dutch | Aan zonlicht gerelateerde huidveroudering, Huidveroudering, Veroudering, huid- |
| Portuguese | Envelhecimento da Pele, Envelhecimento Solar da Pele, Fotoenvelhecimento da Pele |
Ontology: Wrinkled face (C0262478)
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| SnomedCT | 248194004 |
| English | Facial wrinkling, face lines, facial wrinkles, face wrinkling, wrinkled face, face line, Facial wrinkles, Lined face, Wrinkled face, Wrinkled face (finding) |
| Spanish | cara arrugada (hallazgo), cara arrugada |
Ontology: Photodamaged skin (C1698818)
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| Dutch | door licht geschadigde huid |
| French | Peau photolésée |
| German | lichtgeschaedigte Haut |
| Italian | Pelle fotodanneggiata |
| Portuguese | Pele foto-lesada |
| Spanish | Fotolesión cutánea |
| Japanese | 光線性皮膚障害, ｺｳｾﾝｾｲﾋﾌｼｮｳｶﾞｲ |
| Czech | Světlem poškozená kůže |
| Hungarian | Fénykárosodott bőr |
| English | Photodamaged skin |
