Will the fingerprint change if accidently I badly cut my thumb?

Question

I cut my left thumb very badly. Will the fingerprint change once it's healed completly? Or will there be the same pattern ?

Answer 1

The pattern will remain the same but it may be interrupted by scar tissue, it all depends on how deep the cut was and how well this injury was treated.

Answer 2

Yes the size changes but the print stays the same. Look at it this way, if you use a small font point and type a word, then switch to a larger font point and type the same word; then one is larger than the other but they are recognizable as the same words. There are several points or distinctive parts of the fingerprint that are used for identification, scars and burn may effect one or more of these points but often not all. The only way to render the prints unrecognizable without gloves is to completely remove the prints i.e cut them off or burn them off with an acid. Of course, prints are not nearly as good as DNA and that is extremely hard to not deposit.

Answer 3

The fingerprint does not change in itself, but if you have physically damaged the area, say, by the formation of a scar, that is ging to show in addition to the normal pattern.

I caught my forefinger in a machine 50 years ago, and the scar is still visible as it breaks up the lines of the fingerprint pattern. In fact, it is a very obvious and unique feature which provides an instantly recognisable feature that requires no need for an expert to take an impression.

Answer 4

If you cut it badly enough to where the skin can't grow back, or you say trim the top off and it has to be sewn back on, then yes, it will be different. The basic pattern should be the same, but it will alter it in a way. A friend of mine at work almost cut hers off, and they had to re-print her for our time-click system at work which is fingerprint based, so YES, it can change.

Answer 5

It depends on how badly you cut it. If it's scars or is very deep, it will effect the reformation of loops, double loops, concentric whorls or spiral whorls.

I cut my hand 6 years ago with an exacto blade where I heard the piece 'tick' on the cutting mat before I felt the pain. The area filled in with more whitish skin and is still somewhat numb. The skin has some lines on it, but are more unclear and distorted. My thumbprint is still pretty much the same, but yes, it has changed. I think repeated burns or cuts to the surface would distort and scar it over time.

Answer 6

It might change a little I had a small cut on my thumb ,when it healed I had a scar it pretty visible too but I dont think I will make much of an impact If you ever had to get finger printed

Answer 7

unless the cut leaves a scar, your finger print won't change...
if you're asking to change your fingerprint then you should try burning it badly, that's a sure way to remove any trace of your fingerprint...

Answer 8

The overall fingerprint would look the same but with a line going through it......it's like if you cut your face...people would still recognise you

Answer 9

the pattern will not change. but,remember the body sheds skin all the time as part of the healing process. depending on how deep the cut is and how well YOUR body heals. it is possible there will not even be a scar or any trace you even cut your finger.

Answer 10

i used to have eczema on my hand and it was peeling very badly and i lost the pattern on my fingerprint.....but when it heals, the fingerprint got back into the normal pattern....the pattern never change