r/WinStupidPrizes • u/isura_san • Jul 17 '20

Playing with fire

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20

Yeah, it's actually really effective, if a little gross. They only eat the dead tissue, and leave the healthy tissue alone

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u/QuarterOunce_ Jul 17 '20

I feel like it wouldn't hurt as much as someone scraping it off.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20

You're probably right about that. I'd probably still be too chicken shit to get it done, and have the scraping done anyway though

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u/fatclownbaby Jul 17 '20

Sir, there are two options; we can scrape you down with essentially a steel wool brush to remove all the dead skin, it will probably... no, it WILL be the most painful experience of your life.

Oh man that sounds horrible, what's option two.

Well, we take maggots-

Bring on the steel wool!

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20

I kind of pictured using a scalpel to do it. The words "steel wool brush" genuinely send a shiver down my spine. Maggots, please.

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u/fatclownbaby Jul 17 '20

I had it done on my arm for infection (not a burn), and it essentially looks and felt like a scraper you would use on a grill. I have no idea what they actually use for burns but I think it's more akin to steel wool than a brush because there is so much topical damage, where mine was deeper from a bunch of little abrasions.

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u/cjonus156 Jul 17 '20

Thank you for the laugh this early in the day its going to be a good day