photodamage
Solar skin degradation
Photodamage is harm to skin or other tissue caused by exposure to light, especially ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
The term appears most often in dermatology and skincare: Years of tanning left visible photodamage on her face.
Signs include wrinkles, discoloration, and loss of elasticity.
The verb photodamage describes the process of causing such harm.
Study of skin ailments
- sunspotsDark patches on star
- hyperpigmentationLocalized skin darkening condition
- photoagingUV-caused skin deterioration
- melaninNatural coloring compound
wrinkles · freckles · lentigo · pigmentation · epidermis · dermis · sagging · roughness
Gradual loss of intensity
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- yellowingBecoming pale gold-brown
- brittlenessProne to snapping
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
chalking · bleaching · weathering · degradation · embrittlement · delamination
UV-blocking skin cream
- SPFUltraviolet defense measure
- UVALong-wave ultraviolet
- UVBMedium-wave ultraviolet light
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
sunglasses · reapplication · antioxidants · retinoids · niacinamide
Cutaneous vascular flushing
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- peelingComing off in strips
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- inflammationProtective tissue response
painful · swelling · burnt · sensitive · heat · tenderness · first-degree · second-degree
dermatology
Study of skin ailments
- sunspotsDark patches on star
- hyperpigmentationLocalized skin darkening condition
- photoagingUV-caused skin deterioration
melanin · wrinkles · freckles · lentigo · pigmentation · epidermis · dermis · sagging · roughness
fading
Gradual loss of intensity
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- yellowingBecoming pale gold-brown
- brittlenessProne to snapping
cracking · chalking · bleaching · weathering · degradation · embrittlement · delamination
sunscreen
UV-blocking skin cream
shade · sunglasses · reapplication · antioxidants · retinoids · niacinamide
erythema
Cutaneous vascular flushing
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- peelingComing off in strips
- rednessCrimson-hued state
inflammation · painful · swelling · burnt · sensitive · heat · tenderness · first-degree · second-degree
melanoma
Aggressive pigment-cell cancer
dysplasia · precancerous · malignant · biopsy · tumor · metastasis · excision · screening
apoptosis
Programmed cell death
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- skincarecream, lotion, moisturizer, facial, serum
- photobiologyphotoreceptor, photoreceptors, phototropism, photoreception, photoperiod
- Cancer Biologymalignant cells, metastasis, carcinogenesis, tumor growth, oncogenes
photodamagehealing
Restoration of health
restoration · repair · rejuvenation · regeneration · preservation
damage, photo, photograph, damaging, damages, undamaged, photogenic, photon, photosynthesis