The nurse predicts that the wound capable of becoming "ideally healed" is a(n)
A) abdominal incision.
B) burn scar on the leg.
C) cancerous lesion on the inside of the cheek.
D) severe acne on the face.

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An "ideally healed" wound can occur only in epidermal tissue or mucous membranes. Once there is injury through the dermis, scar tissue replaces the missing dermis and epidermis. Scar tissue, as in a burn, replaces normal dermis and epidermis and normal function cannot return to that area. A cancerous lesion will need surgical removal with a wide excision and deformity. Severe acne also leaves scars.

The Nurse Predicts That the Wound Capable of Becoming "Ideally