Review Article

Revisiting the Cutaneous Impact of Oral Hormone Replacement Therapy

Table 1

Cutaneous aging modalities (from [7]).

Aging parametersDeterminant factor

ChronologyElapse time
Genetic Genetic (premature aging syndromes, melanotype-phototype-related)
ActinicUltraviolet and infrared irradiations
BehaviourDiet, tobacco, alcoholic abuse, drug addiction, and facial expressions
EndocrinologyPregnancy, physiologic, and hormonal influences (ovaries, testes, thyroid, adrenals, growth hormone, etc.)
Catabolism Chronic intercurrent debilitating disease (infections, cancers)
GravitationEarth gravity