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Dr. Gordon Telford

10 Fun Facts About SKIN


  1. Skin Accounts for 15% of our body weight

  2. The Average Person has about 300 MILLION skin cells

  3. Skin is thickest on your feet

  4. Changes in skin can be a sign of changes in overall health

  5. Skin is considered an organ

  6. Skin renews itself every 28-30 days

  7. About 1/2 of household dust is made up of dead skin cells

  8. You have over 11 miles of blood vessels just in your skin - more than twice the height of Mount Everest

  9. It takes up to 6 months for a baby to develop their permanent skin tone

  10. Skin has 3 layers - Epidermis (waterproof top layer), Dermis (hair follicles/glands/connective tissue), Hypodermis (mostly fat & connective tissue)

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