| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 9 Cardiovascular Disease |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour |
| Cardiovascular Disease: Facial Wrinkling and "Smokers Face" |
| globalink (artefact pour saut de ligne) |
| .Smoking is associated with prominent and premature facial wrinkling and aging, |
| particularly in the periorbital ("crow's foot") and perioral areas of the face. |
| Chest, May 1986, p. 622 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Smokers in their forties have facial wrinkles similar to those of nonsmokers in their |
| sixties. Skin damage occurs because of smoking-induced constriction of blood |
| vessels, leading to skin atrophy, leathery-looking skin, and the wrinkling. Smoker's |
| skin also has less elastin, which allows the skin to stretch. |
| Cigarettes, pp. 30-31 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| "Smokers in the age group from 40 to 49 years frequently have facial wrinkles that are |
| similar to those of nonsmokers who are 20 years older." |
| Mayo Clinic Family Health Guide, David Lasson, William Morrow & Company, |
| 1996, p. 318 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Because of premature wrinkling of the facial skin caused by circulatory problems, |
| smokers look 5 years older on average than their actual chronological age. |
| Dean Edell, M.D., ABC radio, March 21, 1994 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| In a study from London of sets of twins one of whom smoked and the other did not, the |
| smoking twin had skin an average of 25% thinner than the nonsmoker; in several |
| cases, the difference was 40%. Thinning accounts for the premature wrinkling and |
| aging of the skin seen in smokers. |
| Associated Press, January 13, 1997 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour |
| Page 17 of 22 |
| globalink (artefact pour saut de ligne) |
First page of this
chapter
Previous page of this chapter
Next page
of this chapter |