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Sun damage
Content
Uneven pigmentation
Damage to brown or Black skin
Solar lentigines on the forehead
Solar lentigines on the back
Labial lentigo
Solar elastosis
Melasma
Poikiloderma
Actinic keratosis
Lentigo maligna
Take steps to protect your skin
Uneven pigmentation
Damage to brown or Black skin
Solar lentigines on the forehead
Solar lentigines on the back
Labial lentigo
Solar elastosis
Melasma
Poikiloderma
Actinic keratosis
Lentigo maligna
Take steps to protect your skin
Solar elastosis
The sun's ultraviolet radiation breaks down the connective tissue — collagen and elastin fibers — that lies in the deeper layer of the skin. Without that supportive connective tissue, the skin loses its elastic quality. This condition is called solar elastosis (e-las-TOE-sis). Skin affected by solar elastosis has deep wrinkles that don't disappear when stretched. The skin also may look yellow.
