How skin works
The skin is one of the most important components of our physical
appearance and is the largest organ of our body. It fulfills
many functions.
These include:
• protecting of internal structures against injury
• protecting against external bacteria and viruses
• exchanging of fluids and gases (such as oxygen and carbon
dioxide) from our body into the environment
• Temperature regulating (by blood flow and sweat to maintain
right body temperature)
• protecting against ultraviolet rays (through Melanocytes
cells, responsible for melanin production, which give our
skin the tanned look)
• acting as an immune organ to detect infections
• acting as a sensory organ to detect temperature, touch,
vibration, etc
• functioning as visible signal for social and sexual communication
When any of these functions fail, serious consequences may
follow. Collapse of temperature regulation leads to heat stroke
or hypothermia.
If the barrier function fails which protects
body from the environment, fluid can be lost and a person
can dehydrate.
Our skin is a precious gift from nature. It is an amazing
organ that shelters us from harmful bacteria and viruses,
keeps us cool and warm during temperature changes and protects
us from dangerous sun rays.
The skin always has a way of telling
us if our internal organs are not working properly, it has
memory and gets out the bad things out of our body.
Failure of the immune function of the skin can result in
infection and sensory organ failure to undetected damage such
as pressure sores.
There is a social and psychological impact
on the person due to the importance of the skin through our
appearance.
Many people can be very vulnerable and sometimes
feel even rejected by general public because of their appearance
with skin damage.
Most skin conditions can be caused by:
• Internal problems
• External elements in our environment (by breathing in or
consuming)
• Wrong skin care regiments
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