skin aging
Complexion's gradual decline
Skin aging is the gradual deterioration of skin's appearance and function over time.
Intrinsic aging happens naturally—collagen breaks down, elasticity decreases, cell turnover slows.
Extrinsic aging results from environmental factors like sun exposure, smoking, and pollution.
Signs include wrinkles, sagging, age spots, and thinning: She used retinol to combat skin aging.
- photoagingUV-caused skin deterioration
- sun exposureLight from sky reaching skin
- wrinklesSurface lines from folding
- glycationSugar bonding to proteins
- DNA damageInjury to genetic material
free radicals · fine lines · dermis · hormonal changes · age spots · UV radiation · retinoids · elasticity · crow's feet · laugh lines · connective tissue · dryness · sagging · jowls · turkey neck · antioxidants · hyperpigmentation · dehydration
- agingbiological age, old age, biological clock, senescence, geriatrics
- Aging Problemsdementia, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, arthritis, falls
- maturationripening, maturing, development, growth, puberty
- skinepidermis, dermis, cutis, pores, hypodermis
- Men's Healthprostate cancer, low testosterone, erectile dysfunction, testosterone, male infertility
- Skin Functionssweating, tanning, blushing, peeling, wound healing
skin agingskin rejuvenation
Restoring youthful dermal appearance
skin regeneration · anti-aging · skin renewal · wound healing · tissue regeneration
skin agingskin elasticity
Tissue's capacity to return
glowing skin · smooth skin · dewy skin · baby skin · elastic skin