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Can skin fully heal with a third degree burn? how long will it take?

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Dr. Subramaniam Arumugam answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Difficult to answer-: I understand third degree means "full thickness of the skin"--- small areas of full thickness burns may heal well. But, large areas will need skin coverage by skin graft or skin flap. If a large area is allowed to heal by itself, there may be thick scars and/or contracting unstable scars.

Answered 1/5/2019

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