Has the skin pulled apart?
What do you see at the bottom of your cut?
That’s babies! (Epidermis)
You’ve only cut the epidermis (top layer of skin). Cuts like these are known as babies.Identification: doesn’t bleed, redness around the cut after a while
That’s a cat scratch! (Dermis)You’ve cut through the epidermis and into the dermis, where the blood is. Cuts like these are known as cat scratches.Identification: bleeds, but the skin stays closed
That’s a styro! (Deep dermis)You’ve cut through the epidermis and into the deep dermis. Cuts like these are known as styros.Identification: Skin has pulled apart and the bottom of the cut is white.
That’s baby beans! (Deep dermis and fat) You’ve cut through the epidermis and partiality through the deep dermis. Cuts like these are know as baby beans.Identification: skin has pulled apart and the bottom of the cut is white with yellow spots.
That’s beans! (Fat) You’ve cut through the epidermis and the dermis, into the fatty layer. Cuts like these are are known as beans. They require stitches.Identification: skin has pulled apart severely, exposing what looks like yellow baked beans. They may bulge outwards as the skin is no longer holding them in.
That’s laffy taffy! (Muscle) You’ve cut through the epidermis, dermis, fat, fascia, and into the muscle. Cuts like these are known as laffy taffy.Go to the hospital if you value your limbs.Identification: skin has pulled apart severely and what looks like baked beans can be seen in the sides of the cut. Bottom of cut looks like red meat.
Have you already cut through a yellow layer and a red meaty layer?
That’s bone! You’ve cut through the epidermis, dermis, fat, fascia, muscle and to the bone! This is as deep as you can go.Go to the hospital if you value your limbs. If you don’t get medical care and the cut becomes infected, you may lose the limb.Identification: skin has pulled apart severely, muscle and fat are visible. White hard thing at the bottom of the cut.
That’s probably fascia! Fascia is found between muscle and fat and in some areas between layers of fat.You should really go to the hospital.Identification: skin has pulled apart severely, what looks like baked beans are visible in the sides of the cut. Bottom of cut is shiny.