Make Peace With Your Critical Self and Heal Nervous, Habitual, Obsessive, Compulsive Skin Picking
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Background
Breakout CycleIntroductionVictim or Aggressor?Simpson DepositionStatisticsWhat’s Going On?Many LayersLove the SkinAll About AcneEpidermisNext Layers‘Plugging’ InBlackheadsWhiteheadsPimplesDon't MessAcne DiagnosisNasty ResultsScarringSkin PigmentationInfectionCancerAgingWhat's Next?Related DisordersBDDTrichotillomaniaPsychodermatosisAcne ExcorieeOCDDistress
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BACKGROUND: WHAT’S GOING ON DOWN THERE?Many Layers - The Next LayersOK. I hope I haven’t lost you so far. Just think of it this way. Your skin is like a slice of lasagna and the epidermis only the top noodle. There is a lot more going on here than meets the naked eye. Even this top layer is a pretty complicated noodle, so stop thinking of your skin as just one simple piece of stuff that covers your body. Start to see the intricacies of skin.The bottom layer of skin is the subcutaneous tissue which is a cushioning layer of insulating fat where energy is stored. Between these two layers is the very important dermis. INSERT GRAPHIC of dermis layer The dermis helps to regulate body temperature and serves to supply nutrients to the epidermis. It also contains immune system cells which defend the body against any infectious invader that gets through the epidermis. The dermis also consists of its own layers. The Papillary Layer (PD) is made up of collagen and elastin (secreted by little cells called fibroblasts). They are complex proteins which give the skin support and elasticity. They are what helps your skin resilient keep its shape after it’s been stretched or pinched. This layer also contains the vascular (blood vessel) networks which support the avascular (without a vascular network) epidermis and keeps your skin nice and toasty (thermoregulation). Collagen treatments are injected into this layer of skin after time and age cause the bonds in this layer become weak. The Reticular layer is where all of the other ‘skin action’ occurs. The tissue here is a little more dense than the PD. The pore and hair follicles ‘plunge’ through the upper epidermis and PD to delve into the heart of the dermis. Here is where you find fat cells, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, arrector pili muscles and those famous and pesky life changing sebaceous oil glands. All of this is being fed by another system of veins and arteries. The arteries bring fresh blood filled with oxygen and nutrients to the area, the veins carrying away the blood depleted of oxygen. We will get more into this support system later on in the book, where internal functions and dysfunctions which affect the skin will be discussed.
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