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Smoking and ageing skin. Tobacco smoking has unpleasant temporary cutaneous and mucosal effects: Temporary yellowing of fingers and fingernails. Discoloured teeth. Black hairy tongue. Longer term, the gaunt skin of a 40-year-old heavy smoker resembles that of non-smoking 70-year-old:
- Skin aging. Smoking affects collagen and elastin, which are elastic fibers that keep the skin plump and firm. Tobacco smoke extracts cause oxidative stress in skin fibroblasts, impair collagen formation, and increase the expression of an enzyme that degrades collagen.
- Wrinkles. Smoking is an independent risk factor for the formation of wrinkles, especially in the middle to lower third of the face. This leads to more defined wrinkles and other facial features, including
- Skin tone and pigmentation. Smoking promotes melanocyte formation in the skin, which can lead to age spots and dark spots. People who smoke also tend to have dull, pale skin that may appear bluish or gray.
- Sagging skin. Chemicals in cigarette smoke increase transepidermal water loss and degeneration of collagen and elastic fibers. The loss of these building blocks, which give the skin its strength and elasticity, causes the skin to droop and sag.
- Early Aging and Premature Wrinkles. The toxins in cigarette smoke damage collagen and elastin, the fibrous components of your skin that keep it firm and supple.
- Skin Pigmentation. Smoking increases melanin in the skin, which could lead to dark spots, especially on the face. Repeatedly holding cigarettes between the same fingers can lead to a yellowing of some skin tones from nicotine and other toxins in cigarettes (commonly referred to as tar).
- Wound Healing. Smoking causes vascular constriction, which impairs the body's ability to circulate blood and makes it harder for you to heal from wounds.
- Psoriasis. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that produces itchy and scaly patches. It can appear on places throughout the body, including the ears, scalp, hands, nails, and feet.
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