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Does your skin temperature really have to get below freezing in order to get froatbite?
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Yes frostbite: requires an excessive amount of time exposed to subzero temperatures. There are different degrees of "freeze burn" but overall the time factor is important. Thanks for trusting in HealthTap.
Answered 12/5/2015
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