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First degree burn
Partial burn to the epidermis. Inflammation occurs in healing is quick

Example sunburn
Second degree burn
Partial burn to the epidermis and dermis. Inflammation occurs in healing takes longer than first degree burn. Blisters pain and redness

Example cooking burn
3rd degree burn
Full thickness burn to all three regions of the skin. This skin will not be able to self repair the medical attention is needed. Skin grafting is necessary

example complete burn to a body part
Lacerations
Cuts to the skin
Skin cancer
Overexposure to harmful rays that will cause DNA damage to the cells of the skin. Tumor cells will develop and will undergo mitosis to create more tumor cells
basal cell carcinoma
Cancer induced by chronic sun exposure . Tumor cells may invade the dermis but does not spread or metastasize. Treatment and healing as fast. Removal of the tumor cells will remove the cancer
squamosal carcinoma
Induced by chronic sun exposure and affects the spinosum strata of the skin. Lesions are flat and scaly. Tumor cells can spread to lymph nodes. Surgery and therapy are needed to eliminate the cancer
Melanoma
Induced by intense exposure to the Sun and damage to the melanocytes. Skin cancer is malignant and will spread to other parts of the body. Extensive surgery and treatments