Question: What is In My Skin

Context articles: Big Skin Bayou
Skin cell gun
Baumann Skin Types
Skin biopsy
In My Skin
Skin cancer
Human skin
New French Extremity
Skin effect
Skin lightening in Ghana

Big Skin Bayou, also known as Skin Bayou or Big Skin Creek, is a tributary of the Arkansas River located in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
 It takes its name from the French word "skein" which are loose, tangled layers of yarn.
 A large, colorful canebrake resembling yarn; formed a near impenetrable, natural wall near the mouth of the creek before it was cleared for farming.
 French trappers and explorers named several of the major tributaries of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma; as it was once a part of the French Territory of Louisiana that was later the Louisiana Purchase.
 At one time, there were large rock bluffs near Big Skin's confluence with the Arkansas (most of these bluffs were later destroyed to provide rock fill for the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam).
 The bluff on the south side (LeFLore County side) of the river and across from Big Skin's confluence was known as Swallow Rock, named for the birds that nested there and was the site of the old Fort Coffee.
 The bluff on the north side of the river (Sequoyah County side) and west of Big Skin is known as Wilson Rock (on some maps listed as Wilson's Rock).
 Both bluffs formed a natural wharf and served as historic steamboat landings and ferry crossings.
 The cemetery at Wilson Rock contains the graves of local residents as well as some travelers that fell victim to the river over the years.
 Tiana, the wife of the famed Texan Sam Houston was buried at Wilson Rock Cemetery for several years until she was moved to a cemetery near Fort Gibson.
 Wilson Rock and Big Skin Bayou were also drop off points for several groups of Cherokees that were forced to relocate to that part of Oklahoma/Indian Territory on the Trail of Tears.
 The relocated tribesmen that disembarked here would then follow the creek into the interior parts of Skin Bayou District where they settled.
 Most of eastern Sequoyah County was included in the "Skin Bayou District" of Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; which also took its name from the creek.
The skin cell gun, also known as the skin gun or SkinGun, is a medical device that sprays a patient's own self-donated (autologous) stem cells to treat burns and other wounds.
 The skin gun is used in conjunction with a technique that isolates adult stem cells from a postage stamp-sized sample of the patient's own skin for application to the wound site, where they differentiate into normal skin.
 This treatment can replace conventional methods of treating severe wounds, such as skin grafting.
 Studies demonstrate that damaged skin tissue regenerates after skin gun treatment significantly more quickly than after traditional treatment methods.
The Baumann Skin Types system is a skin-type classification system defining 16 skin personalities.
 This classification system was developed in 2004 by University of Miami dermatology professor Leslie Baumann, to subdivide research participants into specific phenotypes.
 She assigns binary values to four characteristics, so defining sixteen "skin personalities", or "skin types".
 These have been used in genetic research aimed at identifying the genes that contribute to skin characteristics such as dryness, oiliness, aging, pigmentation and sensitivity.
 The a survey-based typing system combines these individual skin attributes into 16 personalities that allow researchers to improve their ability to identify various skin phenotypes and use that knowledge for patient selection for clinical research trials and to recommend proper skincare ingredients and products.
 The classification system has been adopted by estheticians, dermatologists, consumers and retailers to match cosmeceutical ingredients and skin care products to specific skin types.
 The type assigned is determined by a self-completed questionnaire, marketed as the "Baumann Skin Type Indicator" (BSTI).
Skin biopsy is a biopsy technique in which a skin lesion is removed to be sent to a pathologist to render a microscopic diagnosis.
 It is usually done under local anesthetic in a physician's office, and results are often available in 4 to 10 days.
 It is commonly performed by dermatologists.
 Skin biopsies are also done by family physicians, internists, surgeons, and other specialties.
 However, performed incorrectly, and without appropriate clinical information, a pathologist's interpretation of a skin biopsy can be severely limited, and therefore doctors and patients may forgo traditional biopsy techniques and instead choose Mohs surgery.
 There are four main types of skin biopsies: shave biopsy, punch biopsy, excisional biopsy, and incisional biopsy.
 The choice of the different skin biopsies is dependent on the suspected diagnosis of the skin lesion.
 Like most biopsies, patient consent and anesthesia (usually lidocaine injected into the skin) are prerequisites.
In My Skin (French: "Dans ma peau") is a 2002 New French Extremity film written by, directed by, and starring Marina de Van.
 It details the downward mental spiral of Esther, a woman (played by Marina de Van) who engages in increasingly destructive acts of self-mutilation following an accident that injures her leg at a party.
Skin cancers are cancers that arise from the skin.
 They are due to the development of abnormal cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
 There are three main types of skin cancers: basal-cell skin cancer (BCC), squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC) and melanoma.
 The first two, along with a number of less common skin cancers, are known as nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC).
 Basal-cell cancer grows slowly and can damage the tissue around it but is unlikely to spread to distant areas or result in death.
 It often appears as a painless raised area of skin, that may be shiny with small blood vessel running over it or may present as a raised area with an ulcer.
 Squamous-cell skin cancer is more likely to spread.
 It usually presents as a hard lump with a scaly top but may also form an ulcer.
 Melanomas are the most aggressive.
 Signs include a mole that has changed in size, shape, color, has irregular edges, has more than one color, is itchy or bleeds.
The human skin is the outer covering of the body.
 In humans, it is the largest organ of the integumentary system.
 The skin has up to seven layers of ectodermal tissue and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. Human skin is similar to that of most other mammals. Though nearly all human skin is covered with hair follicles, it can appear hairless.
 There are two general types of skin, hairy and glabrous skin (hairless).
 The adjective cutaneous literally means "of the skin" (from Latin "cutis", skin).
New French Extremity (or New French Extremism) is a term coined by "Artforum" critic James Quandt for a collection of transgressive films by French directors at the turn of the 21st century.
 The filmmakers are also discussed by Jonathan Romney of "The Independent".
Skin effect is the tendency of an alternating electric current (AC) to become distributed within a conductor such that the current density is largest near the surface of the conductor, and decreases with greater depths in the conductor.
 The electric current flows mainly at the "skin" of the conductor, between the outer surface and a level called the skin depth.
 The skin effect causes the effective resistance of the conductor to increase at higher frequencies where the skin depth is smaller, thus reducing the effective cross-section of the conductor.
 The skin effect is due to opposing eddy currents induced by the changing magnetic field resulting from the alternating current.
 At 60 Hz in copper, the skin depth is about 8.5 mm.
 At high frequencies the skin depth becomes much smaller.
 Increased AC resistance due to the skin effect can be mitigated by using specially woven litz wire.
 Because the interior of a large conductor carries so little of the current, tubular conductors such as pipe can be used to save weight and cost.
The practice of skin lightening and bleaching is a lucrative industry in Ghana, where higher value is placed upon being light skinned.
 This practice has been present since the sixteenth century and was influenced by contemporary practices, and it is a very longstanding and controversial topic.
 Skin bleaching is a practice where women and men use various chemical and cosmetics products to attempt to lighten or whiten the color of the skin.
 These products often contain one or both of two chemicals: hydroquinone and mercury and can sometimes lead to negative physical effects, such as cancer and can cause rash and flaky skin, as well as uneven light and dark patches on the skin.
 Because of the health risks involved with skin lightening, Ghana has implemented legislation against the use of skin lightening products.
 Though the products have recently been banned, Ghanaian women can still acquire them through illegal means or use homemade skin lightening chemicals.