• Question: how much does skin weigh?

    Asked by anon-243885 to Natalia, Bruce on 10 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Natalia Brodaczewska

      Natalia Brodaczewska answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      Skin is actually the largest organ in the human body. How much exactly it weighs depends on the person’s size but on average it makes up for about 15% of our body weight. So for me it will be somewhere between 9-10 kilograms (or 20 pounds) but for someone your age it will probably be around 5 or 6 kilos (11-13 pounds).

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