@drdavidabbasi: A scab is not dead skin. It is an active wound covering doing a critical job 🩺 Within minutes of an injury platelets clump together and fibrin proteins form a clot that hardens into a scab. Underneath it keratinocytes migrate across the wound bed, fibroblasts lay down new collagen, and blood vessels regenerate. Removing the scab interrupts every single one of those processes simultaneously. Wounds that are left undisturbed heal faster, with less scarring, and with significantly lower infection risk than wounds that are repeatedly disturbed. Leave it alone and let your biology finish what it started. ✅Follow @drdavidabbasi for More Daily Medical Content & Health Tips!🌴😷Schedule a consultation in Delray Beach! Visit www.primeorthocenter.com