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Testosterone Effect on Skin

Meaning

The direct and indirect physiological influence of the androgen hormone testosterone on the structure, function, and aesthetic quality of the integumentary system, mediated by its binding to androgen receptors in dermal and epidermal cells. In the skin, this effect is generally anabolic, promoting epidermal thickness, sebum production, and contributing to the overall density of the dermal collagen matrix. The magnitude of this influence is dose-dependent and sex-specific.