• Question: How does the body heal so quickly

    Asked by ro to Roisin, Michel on 9 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Michel Destrade

      Michel Destrade answered on 9 Nov 2016:

      That’s a tough one to answer, would need to be better at medicine!
      In any case I’ve noticed my body doesn’t heal as fast now that I’m older.
      Also, when I was smoking, cuts on my skin would take ages to heal. Now that I’ve stopped it’s gotten back to normal. Smoking is bad for so many things!

    • Photo: Roisin Jones

      Roisin Jones answered on 10 Nov 2016:

      I’m not a biologist, but I believe that the key to healing (cuts and bruises anyway) is the platelets in our blood. They clump together and clot to stop bleeding, and can also help with inflammation. The process is way more complex than that though, and involves many other factors, but unfortunately I don’t know the details!

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