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UVA Radiation UVA was once thought to have a minor effect on skin damage, but now studies are showing that UVA is a major contributor to skin damage. (0) Some of the possible mechanisms for UV skin damage are collagen breakdown, the formation of free radicals, interfering with DNA repair, and inhibiting the immune system.  When the second molecule looses its electron to the first molecule, it must then find another electron repeating the process.