Solar exposure(s) and facial clinical signs of aging in Chinese women: impacts upon age perception

A new reference clinical atlas of facial signs dedicated to photoaging was applied to 301 Chinese women of various ages through standardized photographs. Such approach aimed at better describing the facial changes induced by both real/chronological age and sun exposure and their respective impact on...

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Published in:Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2015-01, Vol.8 (default), p.75-84
Main Authors: Flament, Frederic, Bazin, Roland, Qiu, Huixia, Ye, Chengda, Laquieze, Sabine, Rubert, Virginie, Decroux, Aurelie, Simonpietri, Elisa, Piot, Bertrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aging
Asian people
Health aspects
Lifestyles
Lifetime
Observations
Original Research
Outdoor activities
Personal appearance
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Skin
Skin cancer
Smoking
Solar energy
Sun
Sun exposure
Ultraviolet radiation
White people
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Summary:A new reference clinical atlas of facial signs dedicated to photoaging was applied to 301 Chinese women of various ages through standardized photographs. Such approach aimed at better describing the facial changes induced by both real/chronological age and sun exposure and their respective impact on two subcohorts of different behavior with regard to sun exposure. A total of 28 various facial signs were individually graded according to their severity by a panel of experts, and a perceived apparent age of each subject was assessed. Results showed that the severity of major signs significantly increased rather linearly with age, with a higher rate in sun-exposed subjects as compared with subjects who regularly avoid sun exposure. The severity of facial signs, all impacted by sun exposure, better correlated with perceived apparent age than real/chronological age. The protocol used in the present work, similar to that previously applied to two cohorts of French women, assigned a greater impact of sun exposure in the facial aging signs of Asian women - all clinical signs are influenced by extrinsic factors - as compared with Caucasian women of comparable ages, likely related to much more intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
ISSN:1178-7015
1178-7015
DOI:10.2147/CCID.S72244