How to Use dermis in a Sentence

dermis

noun

• These kinds of gels help the microcurrent reach the skin, thus helping your products permeate the dermis and stimulate your muscles.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
• Bone first formed in the dermis or skin and the plates are known as dermal bone.
  — John Long, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2014
• This is one of the few lasers that can target both the epidermis and the dermis.
  — Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 30 Dec. 2020
• So, any cream or gel that wants to counter aching joints and tight muscles needs to be able to get through the dermis but not as deep as the blood vessels.
  — Purbita Saha, Popular Science, 4 Jan. 2021
• Blue light can reach deeper to the second layer, the dermis, where most of the skin’s T cells are located.
  — Stav Ziv, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2017
• And it’s not just the surface layer, either; the sun’s rays can affect the dermis as well as the epidermis.
  — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2020
• In response to injury, the body rushes a team of blood cells called macrophages to the site of the tattoo to remove the ink particles that are now in the dermis.
  — Emily Rekstis, Allure, 9 Aug. 2022
• Split-thickness grafts harvest the epidermis and part of the dermis, rather than both layers.
  — Liza Gross, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2014
• Split-thickness grafts harvest the epidermis and part of the dermis, rather than both layers.
  — Liza Gross, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2014
• The dermis is the second layer of the skin, below the epidermis, which is the visible layer of skin.
  — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2022
• The higher the number, the more invasive the tumor is into the dermis and to other organs of the body in a process called metastasis.
  — Enrique Torchia, Fortune Well, 20 Aug. 2023
• The most sensitive ones are found in the top layer of the dermis (the tissue just below the skin at the surface) in non-hairy areas like the palms, lips, and of course, the fingertips.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2022
• The first phase of the treatment is microneedling to create microscopic, quick-healing wounds deep in the dermis.
  — Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021
• Its red LEDs go a bit further—at 630 nanometers—to penetrate to the dermis, or middle and thickest layer of the skin.
  — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2022
• The human dermis is awash with dendritic cells that act like scouts, moving around the skin and searching for foreign pathogens.
  — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2020
• Foam rolling is essentially plumping up the dermis, which overlies the pockets of fat that tend to bulge in cellulite.
  — Kristin Canning, Health, 5 Feb. 2023
• To compensate, tattoo artists must inject the ink deeper than the customary two levels of the dermis.
  — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2016
• This stage of melanoma goes beyond the very outer layer of skin, into the thicker dermis layer of the skin, according to the Melanoma Research Alliance.
  — Korin Miller, Health.com, 4 Jan. 2022
• Second-degree burns are more severe and impact the epidermis and dermis (the lower layer of skin).
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 29 Jan. 2018
• A technician uses a needle to insert pigments into the dermis layer of the skin to change the skin’s appearance.
  — Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News, 3 July 2017
• Your skin may also actually feel hot and bubble up into small blisters if the burn reaches the inner layer of the skin, called the dermis.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 6 May 2022
• Anything longer will penetrate the dermis (the second layer of skin, beneath the epidermis), and that opens you up to infection.
  — Courtney Dunlop, Marie Claire, 30 Aug. 2018
• Sadick tells me that dermaplaning doesn't go deep enough to affect the active stem cells of hair follicles, which are located deeper down in the dermis.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 8 Aug. 2020
• As a result, dark patches appear on the skin.4 Dermal Dermal melasma affects the dermis.
  — Melanie Rud, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• Once this vital tissue is penetrated, the fruit acids can work on the next layer which is the water-soluble dermis.
  — Self, Glamour, 3 July 2017
• Then, the dermis, the middle layer of skin, consists of sweat glands, hair follicles, sensory neurons, and blood vessels.
  — Melanie Rud, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• Like the real thing, this printed skin consists of an external layer, the epidermis, and the thicker, deeper layer, the dermis.
  — Aili McConnon, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
• The dermis contains collagen and elastin to support its overall structure.
  — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2022
• Sometimes the inflammation can damage the small blood vessels in the dermis, which is why some doctors confuse the condition with blood clotting, Fox said.
  — USA Today, 18 May 2020
• Scrubbing your face with a washcloth, like your mom did, is actually a Catch 22: The dirt disappears, but the nubby fabric scratches the upper dermis, opening the door for bacteria.
  — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024