Measurement of Epidermis, Dermis, and Total Skin Thicknesses from Six Different Body Regions with a new Ethical Histometric Technique

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dc.contributor.authorOltulu, Pembe
dc.contributor.authorInce, Bilsev
dc.contributor.authorKokbudak, Naile
dc.contributor.authorFindik, Sidika
dc.contributor.authorKilinc, Fahriye
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:37:56Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:37:56Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Although it is important to know the normal values of dermis, epidermis, or total skin thicknesses (ST) for some drugs and vaccine research, skin-related clinical investigations, and skin transfer operations used in plastic surgery, it would not be ethical to take new biopsies from healthy volunteers to measure their ST. This study aims to describe a new ethical histometric technique for the measurement of skin layers and to determine the mean ST of some major body regions in the people living in our region. Materials and Methods: A total of 180 skin samples from six major body regions of 90 males and 90 females were enrolled in the study. The measurements were performed histometrically from appropriate skin samples obtained from the pathology archive. The samples were classified according to the six different parts of the body (scalp, abdomen, back, dorsum of foot, dorsum of hand, and the breast). Results: The mean epidermal thickness ranged from 76.9 +/- 26.2 to 267.4 +/- 120.6 mu m. The thickest epidermis was found in the dorsum of foot in women (267.4 +/- 120.6 mu m) while the thinnest was found in the breast in women (76.9 +/- 26.2 mu m). The mean dermal thickness ranged from 2115 +/- 946.4 to 5888 +/- 2422.3 mu m. The thickest dermis was found in the breast in men (5888 +/- 2422.3 mu m), while the thinnest dermis was found in the dorsum of hand in women (2115 +/- 946.4 mu m). Conclusions: Human ST varies according to ethnic origin. It was determined that the dermis and epidermis of Anatolian people are thicker than that of the previously reported other ethnic groups. The skin pathology archive can be used to create maps of the body's skin structure.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4103/tjps.tjps_2_17
dc.identifier.endpage61en_US
dc.identifier.issn2528-8644
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85045695183en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage56en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/tjps.tjps_2_17
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/16293
dc.identifier.volume26en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000438219800004en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal Of Plastic Surgeryen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectDermisen_US
dc.subjectEpidermisen_US
dc.subjectHistometricen_US
dc.subjectSkin Thicknessen_US
dc.titleMeasurement of Epidermis, Dermis, and Total Skin Thicknesses from Six Different Body Regions with a new Ethical Histometric Techniqueen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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