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Full thickness

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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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