Question

Matt suffered slight burns in an accident. When the skin burns, it loses some of its functions. First-degree burns affect the top layer of skin. What effect will first-degree burns most likely have on the upper layer of the skin? Matt loses his sensation of pain. The skin will have no sensation at all. Matt will be more prone to infections. The sebaceous glands will stop moisturizing the skin. The skin loses its elasticity.

Answer 1

The skin will lose its elasticity since First-degree burns usually only affect the epidermis which isn’t where the nerves or glands are located

Answer 2

Answer: The skin loses its elasticity.

First degree burns affects the superficial epidermal layer of the skin. These burns can be painful depending upon the intensity of source of heat obtain from fire or radiation. The injury due to first degree burn gets heal in 5 to 10 days depending upon the surface area of burns. These are not severe burns. These burns does not affect nerves and dermal layers of skin therefore, the chances of infection are extremely low. The skin affected by burn will also sweat as these burns will affect the epidermal layer of skin and sebaceous glands are present in the dermal layer. The epidermal layer formed by healing of first degree burn injury will be less elastic than the normal skin. It will be have limited tactile motion.