title: Skin abuts skin at the alar margins of the nose.
abstract: The microscopic anatomy of the alar margins of the nose shows that skin abuts skin without intervening subcutaneous tissues.  It is the only place in humans where this occurs.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology*