I've got to admit, it's pretty cool. How much self-repair is a Cybertronian body capable of? Self-repairs excluded.
[As cool as organic healing processes are, Cybertronians' ARS sound just as interesting.]
Stitches are used to hold the sides of large or deep cuts together so that they can heal closed quicker, and without quite so much scarring. The sides of the wound are pressed against each other and then sewn together, using... well, whatever threadlike material is deemed to be best for the job. They have this stuff for stitches which will eventually dissolve within the body because removing stitches can be---so far as I understand---an uncomfortable hassle, but I don't know what it's made of. I never actually needed stitches myself.
And yeah. Yeah. Like... minor wounds not so much, but moderate and severe wounds will heal up with some scar tissue remaining at the site. Scar tissue is fast-forming, and strong, and great for connecting stuff what's severed, but it doesn't act the same way undamaged tissue does, and so scarring on organs can interfere with their efficiency and create some serious long-term problems. Nerve damage is really problematic, too.
I hope this is a half-decent explanation. There's a LOT organic bodies can heal, but there's also a fair bit beyond the capacity of an organic body to heal, and a lot of stuff that's conditional, too.
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[As cool as organic healing processes are, Cybertronians' ARS sound just as interesting.]
Stitches are used to hold the sides of large or deep cuts together so that they can heal closed quicker, and without quite so much scarring. The sides of the wound are pressed against each other and then sewn together, using... well, whatever threadlike material is deemed to be best for the job. They have this stuff for stitches which will eventually dissolve within the body because removing stitches can be---so far as I understand---an uncomfortable hassle, but I don't know what it's made of. I never actually needed stitches myself.
And yeah. Yeah. Like... minor wounds not so much, but moderate and severe wounds will heal up with some scar tissue remaining at the site. Scar tissue is fast-forming, and strong, and great for connecting stuff what's severed, but it doesn't act the same way undamaged tissue does, and so scarring on organs can interfere with their efficiency and create some serious long-term problems. Nerve damage is really problematic, too.
I hope this is a half-decent explanation. There's a LOT organic bodies can heal, but there's also a fair bit beyond the capacity of an organic body to heal, and a lot of stuff that's conditional, too.