Glogau Type II
EARLY-MODERATE
Your photodamage profile places you at Glogau Type II — early-to-moderate photoageing. Expression lines are beginning to persist at rest, early solar lentigines are developing, and pigmentary changes are visible under analysis. This is consistent with Fitzpatrick III skin at age 38 with moderate cumulative UV exposure in an Australian climate.
What this means: Glogau Types I–III show the strongest improvement from topical interventions. Your Type II positioning is ideal — damage is present but highly responsive to retinoids, antioxidants, and photoprotection.
Glogau RG. Aesthetic and anatomic analysis of the aging skin. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 1996;15(3):134-138.