Sebaceous and sudoriferous glands are the two main glands.
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Hypo-dermis, Dermis, and Epidermis. The Stratum Corneum, Stratum Lucidum, Stratum Spinosum, and the Stratum Germinativum.
Skin is a vital organ that covers the entire outside of the body, forming a protective barrier against pathogens and injuries from the environment. The skin is the body's largest organ; about 2 mm thick and weighs approximately six pounds. It shields the body against heat, light, injury, and infection. The skin also helps regulate body temperature, gathers sensory information from the environment, stores water, fat, and vitamin D, and plays a role in the immune system protecting us from disease.
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1) Protection – your first line of bodily defense from the external environment.
2) Sensation – your nerve endings react to touch, pressure, heat, cold, vibration and tissue injury.
3) Heat Regulation – this skin function regulates body temperature through sebaceous glands.
4) Storage and Synthesis - acts as a storage center for lipids and water as well as a means of synthesis of vitamin D and B by action of Ultra Violet light on certain parts of the skin.
5) Excretion – an important skin function that eliminates urea when you sweat.
6) Absorption – Oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide enter your skin in small amounts. Because of this, medicine by ointments and patches are used by doctors. Cosmetic and skin care products can also enter the skin and penetrate the bloodstream this way.
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A system of grading the skin, and used to measure the skin type’s ability to tolerate sun exposure.
Fitzpatrick Classification Scale
| Skin Type | Skin Color | Characteristics |
| I | White; very fair; red or blond hair; blue eyes; freckles | Always burns, never tans |
| II | White; fair; red or blond hair; blue, hazel, or green eyes | Usually burns, tans with difficulty |
| III | Cream white; fair with any eye or hair color; very common | Sometimes mild burn, gradually tans |
| IV | Brown; typical Mediterranean caucasian skin | Rarely burns, tans with ease |
| V | Dark Brown; mid-eastern skin types | very rarely burns, tans very easily |
| VI | Black | Never burns, tans very easily |
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This pigmentation procedure for eyebrows can mimic the appearance of hair in the brow line. Properly designed eyebrows can give you a natural face lift! Those who used to apply pencil can go swimming, sweat, or wipe their forehead without the embarrassment of losing their eyebrows. Those suffering from alopecia (hair loss) are pleasantly surprised at how natural it looks. You can choose your color and any shape that best matches your face.
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