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When skin cells get old or are damaged by sun exposure, their energy factories (mitochondria) start to break down and leak bits that trigger the body’s alarm system, causing low-level, long-term inflammation that wears down the skin’s support structure over time.
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The Mitochondrial Blueprint of Skin Aging: From Damage Signals to Dermatologic Interventions.
Narrative Review
2026 Mar 4The study talks about how damaged mitochondria contribute to aging skin and inflammation, which matches the general idea of the claim, but it doesn’t specifically test the exact process the claim describes.
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