Melanin unaffected. Burn is STILL *white*!!! Why???!!! - Thread - go-pugleaf

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Melanin unaffected. Burn is STILL white!!! Why???!!!

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Author: Radium
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 19:40

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From: Charles <ckraft@SPAMTRAP.west.net>
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Subject: Re: Thermal Burn Injury -- Why Does it Appear *White*?
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Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:59:19 GMT

>the white burns I have gotten were quite superficial, just the outer
>layer of dead skin.  Usually from something very hot and of short
>duration.  Not deep enough to affect any melanin layers.

This is another thing that I don't understand. Why was the burn *white*
if pigments were unaffected?

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