The Life of the Skin: What It Hides, What It Reveals, and How It Communicates

Balin, Arthur K., Balin, Loretta Pratt

ISBN 10: 0553374974 / ISBN 13: 9780553374971

Published by Bantam, 1998

Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # K02L-00559

Synopsis:

Through clinical case studies and their own lives, the authors present an engaging, accessible study of the skin's many mysteries, from its primary place in the immune system to its ability to communicate sensations to the brain. Reprint.

From the Inside Flap: tion of Diane Ackerman's A Natural History of the Senses and Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this witty and elegantly written book offers fascinating new insights about our skin--and ourselves.

Leading dermatologists Arthur Balin and Loretta Pratt Balin take us on a wonderful ride beneath our most visible, revealing, and overlooked organ: the skin. The authors highlight the skin's functions in sensory perception and the immune system. They detail the amazing ability of the skin to communicate everything from sexual signals to the presence of dysfunctions and problems within the body. They explain why babies smell nice, why we get wrinkles, and how wounds heal. And they tell fascinating and moving stories from their patients' lives and their own--from the schoolteacher whose skin turned into a stiff shell, to the facelift Arthur performed on his own father.

With the Balins' passion for

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Life of the Skin: What It Hides, What It...
Publisher: Bantam
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good