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Apr 16, 2006, 05:18 AM
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ummm, just wondering if anyone knows, but if you burn yourself in the same spot over and over, other than a major scar, does anything else happen? I have been burning for years, but never burnt in the same spot til today...
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Apr 16, 2006, 05:52 AM
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Not as far as I know, but then, I don't burn.... why do you ask? Do you think you might have damaged yourself more seriously than a scar?
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Apr 16, 2006, 06:11 AM
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depends on how deep you burn just like the amount of scaring with cutting depends on how much and how deep you cut in the same area. I have a few dark brown scars that will never go away from burning deep enough to damage pigment cells and so on.
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Apr 16, 2006, 06:17 AM
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just asking coz i'd never done it before today- more than once in the same spot. I've got plenty of 3rd degree burns all over me, but that is doing it once only... just aren't sure how much of a mess I'm gonna cause (unintentionally) by doing this. I never meant to do it anyway...
 
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Apr 16, 2006, 08:17 AM
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hello,
I am a surgical assistant so medicine has been my life for 22 years. If you burn deep enough, you can cause contractures (shrinking of the underlying tissue) which can impair mobility of those structures. In the forearm, tendons ride close to the surface and there are many small, stringy muscles attached to them. It's the mechanism that allows you to have such mobile finger - every joing in your hand has a tendon and muscle attached to it. Example, in the index finder, there is a tendon/muscle attached to four joints, in the index finger alone. In surgery, we often use heat to shrink capsules to tighten loose joints. So, yes, if you burn in the same place and you burn deep enough - after the act, the cells are still heated and still burning and spreading heat to nearby cells - you can cause damage through contractures. Hope this information helps. I'm sorry you are having a difficult time. I hope things ease for you soon. Be Safe, Songbird
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Apr 16, 2006, 04:54 PM
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wow, i never realised the effect of it- i've been burning for about 10 yrs and have noticed (or had pointed out) how i've had a tendon or 2 more...visable. thanx so much for the info.
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Apr 16, 2006, 11:55 PM
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Irish, hope you are doing ok and taking care of yourself.
HUGS Cher
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Apr 23, 2006, 02:58 PM
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Other than possible infection.... depending on where and how deep.... from my experience you could dammage, kill nerve endings and loose touch sensation.... but I don't think anything more serious than that. You should make sure threre is no infection at the very least though... hang in there , wishing you the best,
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