Scrape Depth
Current as of: June 26, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine
A superficial scrape affects just the top layer of skin. A deep scrape goes below the top layer of skin. The wound may gape open. There may be a cut in the scrape. The flesh may look very raw and ground up, or there may be a chunk of tissue missing.