Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2019 Jun 28;12(1):364.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4404-z.

Development of a Global Subjective Skin Aging Assessment score from the perspective of dermatologists

Punnapath Buranasirin  1 , Krit Pongpirul  2   3 , Jitlada Meephansan  1
Affiliations

Development of a Global Subjective Skin Aging Assessment score from the perspective of dermatologists

Punnapath Buranasirin et al. BMC Res Notes. .

Abstract

Objective: Several skin aging assessment scales exist but no standard scale is widely used. Dermatologists may be the most appropriate persons for skin assessment but their perceptions regarding the signs of skin aging are unexplored. To develop a simple global skin aging assessment score from the perspective of dermatologists, an online questionnaire, the Thai Dermatologist Survey of Skin Aging Assessment, was conducted from October to December, 2016. Twenty-nine signs with published evidence of their relevancy to skin aging were included. Certified dermatologists were asked to score each sign using a 5-point Likert scale. Descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used for data analysis.

Results: Of 213 randomly selected dermatologists, 145 responded to the survey. EFA revealed 3 important factors related to skin aging: Factor 1 comprised 8 signs related to atrophy (deep/superficial wrinkles, eye bags, lax appearance, etc.); Factor 2 comprised 7 signs related to discoloration (freckles, lentigines, melasma, etc.); and Factor 3 comprised 3 malignant skin lesions. The Global Subjective Skin Aging Assessment (GS2A2) score is a simple numerical score that can be used to evaluate the anti-aging effects of a cosmetic product or dermatologic intervention. This score should be tested further for validity and reliability.

Keywords: Attitude; Dermatology; Skin aging assessment.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Vashi NA, de Castro Maymone MB, Kundu RV. Aging differences in ethnic skin. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2016;9:31–38. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Vierkotter A, Krutmann J. Environmental influences on skin aging and ethnic-specific manifestations. Dermatoendocrinol. 2012;4:227–231. doi: 10.4161/derm.19858. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Tschachler E, Morizot F. Ethnic differences in skin aging. In: Gilchrest BA, Krutmann J, editors. Skin aging. Berlin: Springer; 2006. pp. 23–31.
    1. Farage MA, Miller KW, Elsner P, Maibach HI. Characteristics of the aging skin. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2013;2:5–10. doi: 10.1089/wound.2011.0356. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Dobos G, Lichterfeld A, Blume-Peytavi U, Kottner J. Evaluation of skin ageing: a systematic review of clinical scales. Br J Dermatol. 2015;172:1249–1261. doi: 10.1111/bjd.13509. - DOI - PubMed