Skin dimensions

Skin dimensions

The skin is a large organ. In an adult it may have an area of 2 1–2 /uni00A0 m and weigh 15–20 /uni00A0 kg. Skin thickness varies with age, location and sun damage, but in any given region it is thinner in children than in adults. The dermis is between 15 and 40 times thicker than the epidermis, but starts to thin during the fourth decade. The epidermis is thickest on the palms, soles, back and buttocks and thinnest on eyelids (0.5–1 /uni00A0 mm on the sole of the foot; 0.05–0.09 /uni00A0 mm on the eyelid). Skin dimensions

The skin is a large organ. In an adult it may have an area of 2 1–2 /uni00A0 m and weigh 15–20 /uni00A0 kg. Skin thickness varies with age, location and sun damage, but in any given region it is thinner in children than in adults. The dermis is between 15 and 40 times thicker than the epidermis, but starts to thin during the fourth decade. The epidermis is thickest on the palms, soles, back and buttocks and thinnest on eyelids (0.5–1 /uni00A0 mm on the sole of the foot; 0.05–0.09 /uni00A0 mm on the eyelid). Skin dimensions

The skin is a large organ. In an adult it may have an area of 2 1–2 /uni00A0 m and weigh 15–20 /uni00A0 kg. Skin thickness varies with age, location and sun damage, but in any given region it is thinner in children than in adults. The dermis is between 15 and 40 times thicker than the epidermis, but starts to thin during the fourth decade. The epidermis is thickest on the palms, soles, back and buttocks and thinnest on eyelids (0.5–1 /uni00A0 mm on the sole of the foot; 0.05–0.09 /uni00A0 mm on the eyelid).