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aging phenomena
(redirected from Intrinsic aging)

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aging phenomena
Geriatrics The constellation of changes of aging
Aging
Intrinsic aging
The immutable effects of chronologic aging, eg atrophy-attenuation of epidermis, retration of rete pegs, ↓ number of Langerhans' cells and melanocytes, general decay of structural dermal and epidermal components
Extrinsic aging
Effects of external factors, eg sunlight, smoking, gravity and gravidity, keratinocytic dysplasia, solar elastosis, and possibly carcinogenesis; intrinsic & extrinsic aging are intimately linked and thus not subdivided


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While these changes usually begin in our 20s, the signs of intrinsic aging are typically not visible for decades.
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Using sunscreens and sun blocks protect skin from Photo Aging, but not Intrinsic Aging.
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We definitely see changes in the environment long before we start to see" signs of intrinsic aging, Jones says.
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