dermis
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"The collagen will just sit on the outer layer of your skin, it won't reach the dermis - which is the middle layer."
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
In argyria, silver ions circulate through the bloodstream and become embedded in the dermis, a layer beneath the surface where the body cannot easily clear them.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025
As the skin undergoes photoaging, type I collagen bundles, which are found in the dermis beneath the top layer of the skin and provide strength and support to skin, become fragmented.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
They are thought to provide clinical improvement by adding volume to the skin, but researchers have found that cross-linked hyaluronic acid also stimulates production of new type I collagen in the dermis.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
The epidermis is the main protective agent against attacks of germs, but should the epidermis be broken, they meet with further resistance from the fluids of the dermis and the white corpuscles of the blood.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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