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- Title
Light and scanning electron microscopic studies on wrinkles in aged persons' skin.
- Authors
Tsuji, T.; Yorifuji, T.; Hayashi, Y.; Hamada, T.
- Abstract
Wrinkles in six aged persons (67–82 years of age) have been investigated by light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). There are two types of wrinkles. One is a deep wrinkle which develops on the sun-exposed skin and does not disappear on stretching (permanent wrinkle). The LM and SEM showed less elastotic change in the upper dermis in the area of wrinkle than in that of the surroundings. The other type is a shallow wrinkle which develops on sun-protected skin and disappears on stretching (temporary wrinkle). The LM and SEM showed the decrease or loss of the elastic fibres in the papillary dermis as seen in ageing skin. Wrinkles are the most commonplace of all the signs of ageing. However, there have been few studies on wrinkles except for those which form in some congenital or acquired skin disorders (Verhagen & Woerdeman, 1975; Shelley & Wood, 1977; Brenner et al., 1978). In general, elastic fibres have been suggested to play an important role in the formation of wrinkles. In the present study we investigated the elastic fibres in wrinkles using light and scanning electron microscopy.
- Subjects
WRINKLES (Skin); OLDER people; SKIN aging; SKIN abnormalities; SCANNING electron microscopy; MICROSCOPY; DERMATOLOGY; MEDICINE
- Publication
British Journal of Dermatology, 1986, Vol 114, Issue 3, p329
- ISSN
0007-0963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2133.1986.tb02824.x