TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Treatment of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars in Ethnic Skin A1 - Vejjabhinanta, Voraphol A1 - Nouri, Keyvan A1 - Patel, Asha R. A2 - Alam, Murad A2 - Bhatia, Ashish C. A2 - Kundu, Roopal V. A2 - Yoo, Simon S. A2 - Chan, Henry Hin-Lee PY - 2009 T2 - Cosmetic Dermatology for Skin of Color AB - The integument system, also known as the human skin, is a vast organ of protection. It is the barrier that provides bodily defense between the internal and external environment. The skin's chief functions are to prevent invasion of pathogenic organisms and to keep a harmonious balance between the inside and outside of the body. When the skin is injured, it can repair itself via the mechanism called wound healing. SN - PB - McGraw Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175119632 ER -