Abstract
The textures of skin on the back of the hand of many men of different ages are analyzed to determine their changes with age. The analysis shows that the textures are segmented by many lines of different lengths and orientations, and the size and number of segments in the skin surface change with age; that is the size increases while the number decreases. As a result, the texture becomes less complex with age. However, the addition of wrinkles from the age of 50 onwards for certain groups of people makes the texture appear somewhat complex.