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  1. The average adult has about 6 pounds of skin covering 18 square feet, making skin the body's largest organ. Let's look at how the skin is put together. Skin has three layers. The ...
  2. The skin uses sunlight to help manufacture vitamin D, which is important for normal bone formation. But there’s a ... ultraviolet light can cause major damage to the skin. The outer layer of the skin has cells ...
  3. ... from sun exposure. Lower Your Risk for Sunburn, Skin Cancer, and Early Skin Aging Sun damage to the body is caused ...
  4. Tips To Care for an Injured Nail Video (American Academy of Dermatology)  
    ... Search Search GO Diseases & conditions Everyday care Darker Skin Tones Cosmetic treatments Public health programs Find a ... in Search GO Diseases & conditions Everyday care Darker Skin Tones Cosmetic treatments Public health programs Find a ...
  5. How to Stop Biting Your Nails Video (American Academy of Dermatology)  
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  6. Bug Bites and Stings: When to See a Dermatologist Video (American Academy of Dermatology)  
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  7. Uterine Fibroid Treatment Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... minimally invasive procedures that doctors perform through the skin or through a tiny incision for patients with ... large incision. Instead, doctors perform them through the skin or through a tiny nick in the skin. ...
  8. Angioplasty and Vascular Stenting Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... the doctor inserts the balloon catheter through the skin into an artery. They advance the balloon across ... numb. The doctor will make a very small skin incision at the site. A sheath is first ...
  9. Stages of Labor Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... his heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflexes and skin color. To find a certified doula, ask your ... Right after birth your provider places your baby skin-to-skin on your chest and covers him ...
  10. Pediatric Abdominal Ultrasound Video (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America)  
    ... a transducer and gel placed directly on the skin. High-frequency sound waves travel from the probe ... waves. When the transducer is pressed against the skin, it sends small pulses of inaudible, high-frequency ...
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