Introduction:

Photoaging is a growing entity in the Dermatology consultation, and its behavior appears in early ages of life. This results in the onset of precocious skin cancer. This affection results from the combination of the effects of biological aging and the long-term consequences of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, a phenomenon that affects exposed skin areas with numerous morphophysiological changes.

Objective:

To characterize photoaging in patients treated in Dermatology consultation.

Materials and methods:

A descriptive, prospective study was carried out in a Dermatology consultation. The universe consisted of 35 patients with diagnosis of photoaging. The variables were collected in a form for this purpose. The results were processed in tables, for their analysis and discussion.

Results:

The highest frequency was between 20-30 and 31-40 years, with 37.14%. Female sex accounted for 91.43%. It was shown the prevalence of grade II photoaging, with 62.86%, and photo-exposure throughout the year, with 68.75%. 74.28% of cases were workers. The patients with grade II and III phototypes, with grade II photoaging, were the ones with highest percentage, with 61.5% and 56.2% respectively. 77.3% had between 11 and 20 lesions, and melasma had the highest incidence, with 61.54%.

Conclusions:

Middle-aged women, with grade III photo-type, grade II photoaging, and photoexposure throughout the year, showed an average of between 11 to 20 lesions, melasma being the most identified.

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