The cumulative exposure of sunlight can accelerate skin aging and canceration. It changes the biological and clinical reactions of the skin, including acute damage(sunburn)and chronic damage(photoaging, photocarcinogenesis, or pigmentation, etc.). This article summarizes the research progress in the effects of ultraviolet rays on skin photoaging and photocarcinogenesis in recent years. The mechanism of photoaging and photocarcinogenesis is the generation of ROS and DNA damage through ultraviolet irradiation, resulting cell damage, inflammation, immunosuppression, extracellular matrix remodeling and changes of angiogenesis. It provides help for the clinical prevention and treatment of photoaging and photocarcinogenesis.

The cumulative exposure of sunlight can accelerate skin aging and canceration. It changes the biological and clinical reactions of the skin, including acute damage(sunburn)and chronic damage(photoaging, photocarcinogenesis, or pigmentation, etc.). This article summarizes the research progress in the effects of ultraviolet rays on skin photoaging and photocarcinogenesis in recent years. The mechanism of photoaging and photocarcinogenesis is the generation of ROS and DNA damage through ultraviolet irradiation, resulting cell damage, inflammation, immunosuppression, extracellular matrix remodeling and changes of angiogenesis. It provides help for the clinical prevention and treatment of photoaging and photocarcinogenesis.