IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEE THE SOLAR DAMAGE CAUSED BY UVA AND UVB RAYS? WHAT DO WRINKLES LOOK LIKE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE?
Normal healthy skin is seen in the photograph to the left with pink collagen in the dermis. This is is contrast to the photograph on the right with marked solar damage. This solar damage consists of collagen which is no longer pink, but now has a bluish color. There is noticeably less collagen . This dermal collagen damage is caused predominantly by UVA rays and is responsible for the skin sagging, fine lines, loss of elasticity, skin thinning, ect. associated with chronic sun exposure.
