A third-degree burn injures the top layer of skin (epidermis), the tissue (dermis), and the fatty tissue (subcutaneous tissue) under the skin, and spreads into muscle tissue.
           
          
            
            
            
              
                
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                  Author: Ignite Healthwise, LLC Staff
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