Elastosis is the loss of natural elasticity of the skin.
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The most common cause is long-term sun exposure, and is called solar elastosis or actinic elastosis.
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The most common cause is long-term sun exposure, and is called solar elastosis or actinic elastosis.
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Photodamage can also be characterized as a disorganization of the collagen fibrils that constitute most of the connective tissue, and the accumulation of abnormal, amorphous, elastin-containing material, a condition known as actinic elastosis.
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A validated comprehensive grading scale has categorized the clinical findings of skin aging as laxity ( sagging ), rhytids ( wrinkles ), and the various facets of photoaging, including erythema ( redness ), and telangiectasia, dyspigmentation ( brown discoloration ), solar elastosis ( yellowing ), keratoses ( abnormal growths ) and poor texture.
परिभाषा
breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)