1992 Montagna W, Kligman AM, Carlisle KS

 
Sebaceous glands. Atlas of Normal Human Skin. New York, Springer, 1992 (Fig. 16).

View Figure  		Fig. 16  (orig. plate 136-D). Vellus hair follicle from the photodamaged face of a 36-year-old woman. The sebaceous glands have largely disappeared; all that remains are undifferentiated anlagen (A). Remnants of sebaceous glands are usually found in sun-damaged skin and in the skin of old people. Note the sun-damaged elastic tissue (E) in the upper dermis. 2-mm plastic section.
 

Message

 
Mantles are undifferentiated anlagen of sebaceous glands that usually are found in sun-damaged skin and in the skin of old people.
 

Critique

 
Mantles in prepubescents and in older persons represent residua of sebaceous glands, whereas in pubescents they are anlagen of sebaceous glands.