The aging of the skin as quantifying and assessing skin aging and how to notice if our skin is "data" young or not and if there is a gap between our chronological age and the characteristics of skin? There is a classification of photaging who refers to the scale of Glogau and providing four classes of aging.


The first group includes individuals between 28 and 35, belong to patients with absolute absence of wrinkles (both static and dynamic) absence of seborrheic keratosis and the presence of only slight hyper pigmentation of the face.

In the second group, comprising individuals between 35 and 50 years are beginning to glimpse the wrinkles in motion, first began to be palpable and lentigo small reliefs (keratitis).

In the third group (50-65 years) the signs of photoaging are beginning to be very marked: in addition to keratosis and lentigo begin to be visible telangiectasias and appreciate the wrinkles at rest.

The fourth group, finally, (60-75 years) will appreciate the yellowish discoloration of the face, the first signs of cellular atypia (actinic keratoses), wrinkles are spread widely over the skin.

Very impacting sun exposure and individuals who have never been exposed to the sun (which is rare but not impossible!) Might find pleasant surprises in this classification ...

Ruga, lentigo, seborrheic keratosis, actinic keratosis, telangiectasias are therefore according to this classification markers characteristic of photoaging. These signs are also the objectives of the dermatologist plastic to fight aging itself.

Thus, at least in part, can do everything (laser, cryotherapy, fillers, botox) for "retreat" in the standings and trying to have a face that is, at least apparently, younger than his actual age.