Atrophy
Atrophy is the wasting away of normally developed tissue, including tissue that may be forming an organ such as the skin, due to cell degeneration.
Atrophy of tissue can occur for various reasons, including for example:
- Ageing
- Disuse
- Undernourishment (see undernutrition diseases)
Atrophy is included in this section because it is a type of skin lesion.
See also types of skin lesions (all on one page). This may interest students of massage, reflexology, holistic treatments of various types, beauty therapies, and other health related courses.
Further information about skin includes the structure of skin (with diagram), an explanation of what dermatology means and includes and textbooks about dermatology.
More about skin and skin conditions:
