🔬 Medical science
The skin is a protective barrier and sensory organ with epidermis, dermis and deeper layers. Conditions include eczema and psoriasis (immune-mediated), infections, and skin cancer — with ultraviolet exposure the dominant driver of melanoma and non-melanoma cancers.
Diagnosis uses examination and biopsy; treatments include topical/systemic immunomodulators, excision and immunotherapy.
🧩 The GNM model
Claimed conflict: GNM links the epidermis to a "separation conflict" (loss of contact with someone) and the dermis to an "attack / disfigurement (defilement) conflict."
Germ layer & brain relay (GNM model): GNM classes the epidermis as ectoderm controlled from the sensory cerebral cortex and the dermis as old mesoderm controlled from the cerebellum.
Two-phase course (claimed): GNM claims the epidermis loses cells (numbness, dry eczema) during conflict activity and develops a rash/eczema during healing, while the dermis is said to thicken (e.g. melanoma) in activity and encapsulate or be broken down in healing.