Mikroskopik
Perubahan pada epidermis
Epidermis adalah bagian terluar dari kulit yang berfungsi sebagai
pelindung. Penipisan lapisan epidermis (kronologis) sehingga
kulit tampak kering dan bersisik. Pajanan kronis sinar matahari
menyebabkan distribusi pigmen melanin tidak merata sehingga
warna kulit tidak merata.
Kulit kering.
Skin surface markings Overall maintenance of normal Markedly altered and often effaced
geometric patterns
Actinic keratosis—UV light induced
small raised, red, horny lesions
Lentigines—irregular hypo-,
hyperpigmentation caused by
hyperplacia of the melanocyte
Dermal/epidermal junction Loss of rete pegs, flat Loss of rete pegs, flat Extensive
Modest reduplication of lamina reduplication of lamina densa
densa
Feature Chronological Aging Photoaging
Dermis
Grenz zone Absent Prominent
Elastin Elastogenesis, followed by Marked elastogenesis followed by
elastolysis massive degeneration followed by
dense accumulations
“moth-eaten” fibers Degenerations—dense
accumulation in fibers
Tangled mass
Collagen Modest change in bundle size and Moderate change in bundle size
organization
Decrease in amount Decreases in amount
Feature Chronological Aging Photoaging
Microvasculature Normal architecture Abnormal disposition of basement
membrane-line material
Teleangiectasia—permanent
dilation of capillaries, arterioles,
venules that leave small red spider
lesions on skin
Fibroblasts Reduced in numbers with Depends on phenotype. Reduced
decreased capacity for collagen in numbers with decreased
biosynthesis leading to slower capacity for collagen biosynthesis
wound healing leading to slower wound healing
Hyperplastic fibroblasts increased
Inflamatory cells No evidence of inflammation Perivenular, histiocytic-lymphocytic
infiltrate