Excessive Facial Wrinkling Is Associated with COPD Occurrence—Does COPD Damage Skin Beauty and Quality?

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate facial wrinkling in COPD patients, its relationship with lung function parameters, and the differences in wrinkling between COPD patients and smokers without COPD. The study included 56 patients with COPD with smoking history and 84 controls. Wrinkle intensity was measured and classified using Daniell’s grading system, and the total length of wrinkles was also estimated. The predominant grades of Daniell’s scale were IV–V for COPD patients (89.3% of current and 75.0% of former smokers), III–V for controls who currently smoke (89.2%), and II–III for former (92.9%) and never smokers (100%) controls. These distributions were statistically significantly different, but current and former smokers with COPD and COPD former smokers and control current smokers did not differ. In terms of the total length of wrinkles, the COPD patients possessed significantly longer wrinkles than the control subgroups (all p-values were <0.004). Negative correlations between wrinkle length and lung parameters were found. This phenomenon seems to be independent of smoking, but the length of wrinkles is related to lung function parameters. It seems that not only smoking but also COPD damages skin beauty and quality.

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“…Additionally, systemic biomarkers of inflammation and metalloproteinase activity were negatively correlated with skin elasticity. Similarly, Szczegielniak et al [100] explored the relationship between facial wrinkles in COPD patients, lung function parameters, and the comparative analysis of wrinkles between COPD patients and non-COPD smokers. The results showed that, in comparison to a control group with similar smoking history, patients exhibited a notable increase in the number and length of facial wrinkles, which correlated with lung function parameters.…”