Histotopographic Features of Facial Skin Structure

Abstract

A comparative morphological study of 40 skin samples of various histotopographic areas of the human face was carried out. Samples were fixed in 10% solution of neutral formalin. Standard histological coloring of serial sections with hematoxylin and eosin were performed. Then the morphometric study was executed. It is established that the histological structure of the facial skin is different depending on the histotopographic area, mainly due to its own skin layer (dermis). In this case, the thickest skin was defined in the frontal region, the thinnest - in the region of the nose bridge. The largest thickness of the epidermis was recorded in the chin area, while in other areas the thickness of the epidermis did not differ significantly. The obtained data broaden the concept of the structure of the facial skin and can be useful in the work of cosmetologists and dermatologists.