Skin growth query?

hi i was wandering if anyone can shed some light ojn this?


if i had an injury ie a hole in my skin, anywhere about the size of a ten pence coin and i was to some how keep it free from infection and any medical intervention would it "grow over" i mean if i was to cover it with a piece of sterile clear plastic which was glues around the edge stopping the air and any infection would i see it grow over and close, i know it may sound dumb but it intregues me to know!!

Skin growth query?
It is in theory possible but dependant on several factors. Assuming you have your lab type conditions you have to remember that when proper skin grafting is done, the tissue is usually from a completely different area and guaranteed healthy skin.


The more cuts that are made in the skin, like you are suggesting the harder it would be for the skin to heal. Abnormally pulling the skin to where it doesn't want to go can result in tissue rejection, scarring, keloid scarring etc.


I am intrigued why you want to know this? Are you trying to cut out a tattoo or something because if you are PLEASE DON'T. You run a serious risk of making a mess of your skin which could look worse than whatever you are trying to remove.
Reply:It would take a while, but yes, it would grow over and close. This is a bit gross, but check out stories of people who for example have had surgery and caught MRSA or flesh eating bug, leaving a huge open would, which rots and festers, all the infected flesh has to be cut away leaving a huge hole, sometimes as bug as a hand or worse.... and these eventually do heal up. Yuk, I feel sick now...!!
Reply:A 10p piece size area of damage is generally thought to be the absolute maximum the skin can deal with without help. If you have a burn bigger than this you must go to the doctors as the skin will struggle to close such a hole. It also depends on your age, how healthy you are etc. etc.
Reply:hi JJ here i dont know much about medicine but my 1st aid training tells me that even if the wound iis clear of infection and well looked after ii myself would still have it checked by a proffessional of som sort just to rule out any underlying problems like a flesh eating bug or summat that could be hidden within the wound cause some bugs today r so evolved that they can go undetected right up until iits too late check it out m8 just in case