| • | sun-damaged skin shows hypertrophy of elastic tissue, secondary to a prolonged inflammatory process |
| • | (in contrast, aging “normal” skin becomes atrophic, with fewer elastic fibers) |
| • | clinically the skin is thickened, cobblestoned, and yellow |
variants:
| • | striated beaded lines - small yellow papules and plaques along the sides of the neck (the result of sebaceous hyperplasia) |
| • | fibroelastolytic papulosis (of the neck) – AKA PXE-like papillary dermal elastolysis |
see Dermatoheliosis
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