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ANATOMICAL & PHYSIOLOGICAL
differences

ANATOMICAL DIFFERENCES PHYSIOLOGIC DIFFERENCES

The skin on our bodies differs anatomically from The following physiologic differences occur as a
that of our face in these key areas. result of anatomical changes.
• Stratum Corneum: is thicker • Longer Cell Renewal Factor (CRF)
• Epidermis and Dermis: as a whole is thicker • Higher occurrence of keloids and scarring
• Fewer Sebaceous Glands • Longer healing time
Skin Thickness Chart
• Fewer Stem Cells

SKIN THICKNESS CHART

REGION EPIDERMIS DERMIS SKIN

Forehead 46.248 9.211 1805.675 120.657 2910 19.692
Cheek 39.114 5.116 1428.367 113.882 4640 13.032

al Neck
Ventral Neck 41.214 6.264 1969.327 150.976 4294 69.314
V
entr
Shoulder 44.677 8.841 1166.082 116.810 2858 66.966
Shoulder
Upper Arm 52.813 7.507 1624.216 78.242 2440 160
Upper Arm
Chest
Ches t 55.437 8.037 1399.918 105.301 4376 92.760
Forearm
F or earm 52.334 10.616 1272.893 167.616 4064 59.479
Hand
Hand 78.276 15.893 2181.566 117.097 5324 65.862
Back 75.463 17.011 2137.316 193.404 5934 114.717
Back
Ribs 59.738 13.051 1438.027 85.229 3132 84.958
Ribs
Waist
W ais t 63.847 12.527 1070.887 52.479 4214 88.969
Buttock 49.577 8.090 1551.509 88.742 5088 71.305
Butt
ock
Thigh
T high 36.919 9.242 1352.018 91.040 4084 49.710
Abdomen 44.790 8.235 1192.921 85.710 3106 89.963
Abdomen
eg
La
t
al of L
er
Lateral of Leg 47.443 7.790 1731.467 127.219 3616 99.688
Inguinal R
Inguinal Region 34.211 7.284 923.596 81.996 2190 54.365
egion
Medial of Leg
Medial of L eg 44.104 6.188 1538.386 122.311 3194 98.905
F oot 64.585 10.767 1411.436 548.371 4802 17.999
Foot
Under arm 43.784 5.653 826.451 58.989 2052 73.756
Underarm

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