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Q: Why do old people get scabs on their skin?
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What is the word for cut away dead skin?

DEAD SKIN.. The process of removing dead skin and scabs or what your mum used to call "picking your scabs off " is called Debridement.


Which skin condition is an inflammatory skin disease with erythema papules and scabs?

Eczema


Does picking scabs cause skin cancer?

No it does not cause cancer. Cancer is the uncontrolled abnormal growth of cells. Picking scabs causes scars.


How do you get rid of mosquito bite scabs?

In order to get rid of mosquito bite scabs, try dabbing the scabs with chamomile lotion or aloe Vera gel. Both of these ointments provide healing aids for the skin and will help make your scabs disappear at a quicker rate.


Are scabs broken skin?

Technically no. It is just a blood clot. It is dried up blood


Why is it important that blood can clot and scabs can form?

Blood clots to stop the bleeding from any cut, so that blood loss if minimized. Scabs are the result of this clotting but also fulfill an important immune function. Without a skin barrier, bacteria and other pathogens are free to enter directly into the bloodstream. Scabs provide a barrier to this while skin heals.


What is impetago?

a contagious infection of the skin caused by bacteria. It is blisters that form yellow/brown scabs!


What were scabs and why did union members resent them?

Referring to those who work in place of striking union workers, scabs are unpopular because they interfere with the effectiveness of unions. If people are willing to work without union protection, unions lose their power.


What are scabs made of?

its just skin trying to heal but if you pick it it won't until it gets really dry


What are scabs?

dried blood from scrapes or a cut, that clots (dried blood that quit bleeding) on the surface of your skin.


How do you treat scalp dead flakes?

Also the scabs are also on my hairline from the relaxer is there a way or product I can use so when the scabs come off that my skin will not change color in the scared area please help


How is skin wrinkled?

people get old and fat and there skin gets wider