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LANGERHANS CELLS: star-shaped cells found deep in the epidermis which recognize disease and other threats to the body and which subsequently mobilize the white blood cells to protect against intruders.

LASABRASION: resurfacing of the skin with a surgical laser by vaporizing away the superficial layers of the epidermis adn dermis so new skin, free of fine wrinkles and pigment changes, will grow.

LENTIGO: a benign, brown spot on the skin caused by a localized increase in the production of melanin. It is usually associated with aging.

MALAR BAGS: baggy skin that appears at the junction of the lower eyelids and upper part of the neck bones.

MELANIN: a dark pigment found in the skin, hair, choroid coat of the eye, and part of the brain.

MICROLIPID: small amounts of fat; microlipid transfer, a procedure whereby small amounts of fat are taken from one part of the body and injected into another.

NECROSIS: pertaining to the death of tissue, usually in small, localized areas.

OXIDATION: a chemical change that occurs in tissue when it combines with oxygen.

PERI-AREOLAR: around the nipple of the breast.

PROFILOPLASTY: a common medical term for the alteration of the structural proportions that determine the profile, for example, the nose and the chin.

PSORALEN: a chemical agent that stimulates pigment cells to produce more melanin when exposed to the sun. It is found in tan accelerators.