Full thickness
The entire epithelium and dermis is destroyed.
The skin assumes a tough, leathery appearance, sometimes with charring. Colour is variable - white, brown or black. They are painless and do not blanch. They heal with dense scarring and granulation. A skin graft is necessary.
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