Severely damaged skin can heal, but it can't regenerate. Instead, it forms scars. Scar tissue can inhibit a person's movement and, because it lacks sweat glands, prevent the body from cooling off. Although scars seem to be thicker than normal skin, the tissue is actually weaker.
It also has a considerable flaw: severely damaged skin can heal, but it can't regenerate. Instead, it forms scars.
scar tissue can inhibit a person's movement and, because it lacks sweat glands, prevent the body from cooling off. Although scars seem to be thicker than normal skin, the tissue is actually weaker.
