Laceration
A laceration is a medical term for a cut caused by tearing the soft body tissues. It destroys the skin tissues heavily due to debris and blunt forces. Laceration wounds are jagged and irregular. Deep lacerations can reach the fat and muscle layers of the skin; these need immediate medical attention. However, small lacerations in the fingers, hands, or toes can heal on their own.
However, no matter how deep or shallow the lacerations are, they can still serve as openings for flesh-eating bacteria to enter the body and destroy skin tissues. Even the mildest and shallowest laceration is enough for the bacteria to penetrate the skin tissues.
The healing of the laceration wound depends on its severity. Laceration typically heals longer than other wounds like punctured wounds and abrasions. This is an opportunity for the flesh-eating bacteria to linger in the skin tissues and damage them. As the wound pursues its healing, the opening closes slower than the bacteria’s contamination rate.
