Scabs get a bad reputation because they’re dry, crusty, and inconvenient, but they are one of the body’s most effective protection systems. From a biological standpoint, a scab is your skin’s ...
Some of you may remember my thread detailing a rather stupid crash on my bike. As can be assumed, by now, these things have scabbed up. The abrasion on my knee produced the gnarliest scab of them all.