Figure 7

This figure depicts the delay (after stimulus end) to reach maximum temperature following 1 W stimulations for all four stimulation energies tested (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8 J/cm² ) at five different depths (100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 μm). The delay to reach the maximum temperature decreased as stimulation energy increased (p < 0.001). Furthermore, the delay generally increased with depth (p < 0.001). The delay in glabrous skin was generally higher than in hairy skin (3-way MANOVA, p < 0.001).