Wounds - Second Degree Burns

This project will see me looking at wounds, creating them and incorporating them into a final design of a hybrid human. In the first lesson I will be creating a second degree burn. I will be making this and applying it to a partner in my class. I have been looking at images of second degree burns as well as researching them so that I am able to make the prosthetic look as realistic as possible.

Second degree burns effect the top two layers of skin, they damage the epidermis, the outer layer of skin, and partially the dermis layer. Second degree burns are often called Partial Thickness Burns, they can have many different appearances on the skin such as a blister, an area of deep redness, white, an irregular pattern as well as sometimes looking wet and shiny. Second degree burns or Partial Thickness Burns are caused by scalding, flames, electricity, chemicals, sunburn or skin that has come in contact with a hot object. I will have to consider what symptoms I want my second degree to have, as well as consider what would have caused my second degree burn. For example if it was caused by sunburn, it may be over a much larger area than that of a burn caused by a hot object. I think I am interested in creating a burn that was caused by a hot object such as a curling iron or hair straightener, I will have to consider where on the body I want my prosthetic to be placed so that, once again, it looks as realistic as possible. 

A diagram of a second degree burn and how it effects the layers of skin:

Second Degree Burn Diagram
http://www.houstonburninjurylawyer.co/degrees-of-burn-injuries.html

Here are some example of second degree burns:

A Second Degree Burn Caused By Sunburn
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029036/Girl-7-suffers-second-degree-burns-living-car-family-5-Walmart-car-park.html

A Wet Looking Second Degree Burn
http://www.drugs.com/mcd/burns

Second Degree Burn
http://www.drugs.com/mcd/burns

I would like to try to recreate a wound based upon the fourth image, I like the texture and shape that has appeared in this burn and think that it would be interesting to recreate. I think that the size is also quite achievable for my first attempt at a burn. 

Sources:

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=90&ContentID=P01757