PHYSIOLOGIC AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH AGING SKIN
1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 15; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70465-4
ISSN1558-0520
Autores Tópico(s)Dermatologic Treatments and Research
ResumoAs we head to the end of the current century, among the many interesting social phenomena to be identified is that of the aging of the so-called baby boomer generation. The demographic bulge in the population has been studied for years. But the baby boomers are aging. At present writing, one person in the United States turns 50 years old every 8 seconds. As this group reaches their half-century mark, the problem of aging appearances has never been more in the forefront of consumer awareness. One of the most interesting medical conditions that now afflicts the entire baby boomer generation is photoaging. With the increase in post–World War II leisure time, the increasing availability of automobile and air travel, and an increased emphasis on fitness and outdoor activity, the baby boomers spent their formative years out in the sun, without the benefit of currently available sunscreens. Early years of using baby oil and iodine to tan, less clothing, and the oxymoronic desire of the physically fit to acquire a “healthy tan”36 have produced steadily increasing rates of skin cancer and prematurely aged skin.15, 22, 32, 35, 39 Although there are intrinsic aging factors, such as gravity, and certain external factors that have no relationship to ultraviolet exposure,3, 38 cumulative sun exposure remains the largest culprit in aging skin and is responsible for most of the unwanted aesthetic effects.11, 20
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