POLLUTION AS PREMATURE SKIN AGING CAUSE by Zurko

18 April 2017

Cutaneous aging is not only a manifestation of the time course, it is said that even 90% of aging is influenced by environmental factors.

This process of aging induced by environmental factors is called extrinsic aging and carries to premature skin aging.
There are morphological differences in aging between intrinsic and extrinsic aging: In the first case it can appear fine wrinkles, thin skin, firmness lost, xerosis and fatigue while in the second case appear deep wrinkles, irregular pigmentation, loss of elasticity, sagging skin, xerosis, fatigue and vascular lesions.
In general terms, extrinsic aging carries a prominent manifestation of natural aging signs. Skin is the contact barrier with external agents.
Skin problems happen when we are exposed under excessive abnormal external factors so that decrease the skin’s defensive potential.