The most breathtaking of these beauties: a gown made of chocolate crocodile skin, cut into little squares and then individually sewn onto a nude body stocking.

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If skin needs to be shaved or cut away, usually the burn victim will require a skin graft to cover the defect, he said.

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Defending champion Bubba Watson made the cut by the skin of his teeth after carding a one-over 73.

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In separate procedures on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, surgeons cut out dead skin and tissue from both legs to keep the infection from spreading and put her on antibiotics, said Kuykendall.

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Both types of bacteria can live harmlessly on your skin until they enter through a cut or other wound and cause an infection.

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This requires that the skin's integrity be breached, in other words, there has to be a cut, a scratch or a lesion on the skin for these spores to germinate.

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His movie model means he keeps budgets tight, insisting everyone take a cut on their upfront pay in exchange for skin in the game and a share of profits.

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In the waiting room as we checked into the hospital, his father sat next to my mother and I remember the image of him exactly: olive skin, broad face, and long shiny hair, his head held in his big hands as if it had cut loose from his body.

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