Background: There has been increasing interest in studying gender differences in skin to
learn more about disease pathogenesis and to discover more effective treatments. Recent
advances have been made in our understanding of these differences in skin histology,
physiology, and immunology, and they have implications for diseases such as acne,
eczema, alopecia, skin cancer, wound healing, and rheumatologic diseases with skin
manifestations. Objective: This article reviews advances in our understanding of gender …