Levine JM
Advances in skin & wound care. Date of publication 2020 Jan 1;volume 33(1):12-19.
1. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2020 Jan;33(1):12-19. doi:
10.1097/01.ASW.0000613532.25408.8b.
Clinical Aspects of Aging Skin: Considerations for the Wound Care Practitioner.
Levine JM(1).
Author information:
(1)Associate Clinical Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, Icahn
School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
GENERAL PURPOSE: To provide information about changes associated with aging skin
and the implications for wound care practitioners.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This continuing education activity is intended for physicians,
physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses with an interest in skin
and wound care.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES: After participating in this educational activity,
the participant should be better able to:1. Describe proposed biologic theories
of aging and the biology of aging skin.2. Discuss the clinical consequences of
aging skin and the implications for wound care practitioners.
ABSTRACT: Aging is a complex phenomenon manifested by macromolecular damage,
adverse changes to the genome, blunted immunologic function, alterations in body
composition, and decreased adaptation to stress. Understanding the changes that
skin undergoes with age is essential for wound care practitioners. Accordingly,
this article will introduce the reader to theories of aging, the biologic changes
associated with aging skin, and clinical considerations for the wound care
practitioner, including the concepts of skin failure, Skin Changes At Life's End,
and frailty.
plain-language-summary: Aging is a complex phenomenon manifested by
macromolecular damage, adverse changes to the genome, blunted immunologic
function, alterations in body composition, and decreased adaptation to stress.
Understanding the changes that skin undergoes with age is essential for wound
care practitioners. Accordingly, this article will introduce the reader to
theories of aging, the biologic changes associated with aging skin, and clinical
considerations for the wound care practitioner, including the concepts of skin
failure, Skin Changes At Life’s End, and frailty.
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000613532.25408.8b
PMID: 31856028 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
