dermis

They achieved both the hypodermis and dermis layers, with the epidermis forming within two weeks by itself.

As the skin undergoes photoaging, type I collagen bundles, which are found in the dermis beneath the top layer of the skin and provide strength and support to skin, become fragmented.

Multi-layered full thickness skin was created which contained all three layers present in normal human tissue: epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.

“My skin is exposed and can burn in the sunlight because I don’t have that outer dermis,” he said.

After applying a topical anesthetic, the device uses insulated micro-needling and radio-frequency energy to wake dermis cells and stimulate new collagen and elastin growth at the deepest levels.