Merokok dan Penuaan Dini berupa Wrinkles Seputar Wajah Sekuriti Universitas Islam Bandung

Abstract

Premature aging is a degenerative process that involves the skin and the skin support systems including the bone, cartilage, and subcutaneous compartments which is skin structural and elastic change characterized such as wrinkles (fine wrinkles, coarse wrinkles), rough skin, dry skin, teleangiaectasia, cancerous lesions, and changes in pigmentation. Wrinkles are curvature of skin surface. There are two factors influence, namely intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Extrinsic factors associated with exposure to sunlight, air pollution, smoking, repetitive muscle movements, diet and sleep position. The objective of the study was to determine the effects of smoking as external factor in the incidence of premature aging such as wrinkles based on area around the face as forehead, around eyes, nasolabial fold, and lips of 68 Universitas Islam Bandung (Unisba) security staff around 20–40 years old. This study was descriptive analytic using cross sectional method during period March to June 2015. This study used the form in the form consisted of 16 questions. Analyzed test using chi-square method. The result related to wrinkles in forehead was (p=0.272), around eyes (p=0.203), nasolabial fold (p=0.493) and lips (0.493). The result showed that there was no significant relation between smoking and premature aging such as wrinkles on forehead and wrinkles around crows feet, nasolabial fold and lip (p>0.05). In conclusion, smoking has no relation with premature aging such as wrinkles on forehead and wrinkles around the lips, crows feet, nasolabial fold of Unisba security staff aged 20–40 years old.