TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Photoaging A1 - Goh, Chee Leok A1 - Yong, Angeline Anning A2 - Kelly, A. Paul A2 - Taylor, Susan C. A2 - Lim, Henry W. A2 - Serrano, Ana Maria Anido PY - 2016 T2 - Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e AB - KEY POINTSRace, cultural behavior, nature of occupation, hobbies, and smoking habit can affect the photoaging process.The skin of people with skin of color varies considerably in its response to sun exposure and the process of photoaging in view of the wide range of skin phototypes.The melanin in darker skin type appears to confer protection against the photoaging effect of ultraviolet B and A radiation.Fairer-skinned individuals tend to develop earlier onset of photoaging and develop more prominent wrinkles and skin laxity than those with skin of color.People with skin of color tend to have less coarse wrinkles, skin sagging, telangiectasia, actinic keratoses, and skin cancers but tend to manifest with more pigmentary disorders (eg, lentigo and melasma) and uneven skin tones. In addition, as a result of the reduced extrinsic aging changes, signs of intrinsic aging, such as volume loss, can appear accentuated. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161549375 ER -