A 70 year old 60 pack year smoker. She is ready for the next cigarette!
SMOKER'S FACE
A Smoker's Face (SF) is characterized by abundant wrinkles and a yellow hue.
- Wrinkles
- Yellow hue
- Gray hair
Clinical
Deep furrows on the cheeks and jaw and wrinkles radiating out from the lips and eyes are characteristic. Patients who have smoked for more than 50 pack-years are almost 5 times as likely to be wrinkled as nonsmokers. Smokers are also more likely to have gray hair. A histologic study showed increased elastosis in patients who smoked compared to those who did not.
Treatment
Stop smoking! See also wrinkles.
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