Different for Each Person, Can Fingerprints Change?

TRIBUNBATAM.id - Fingerprints consist of curves, lines and waves that form a pattern.

If you pay attention to the skin of your fingers, you will see curves that form a pattern. You can see the pattern clearly, when the finger is dipped slightly in paint and pasted onto paper. The pattern that appears on the finger is what you know as a Fingerprint.

Fingerprints begin to form in the womb, during the first trimester. According to studies in the journal Science, fingerprints function to improve the ability of the sense of taste. This is evidenced by the increased stimulation of pacini cells which are nerve endings in the skin that detect the texture. 

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In addition, fingerprints are also used as a marker of someone's identity. Its function is to be able to help law enforcement to find out someone's real personal data, even if he changes his appearance. In fact, fingerprints can also be used as a "key" to access something, such as cell phones and other technologies. 

So, can fingerprints changed?

Fingerprints can identify someone perfectly, because the pattern is different for each person. In addition, the fingerprint pattern also does not change even though the person continues to age over time.

So, it can be concluded that a person will continue to have the same fingerprint pattern all his life.  

Although the pattern is permanent, the skin on the fingers can be damaged. This can happen because of various things that affect the outer layer of the skin (epidermis), such as:

- Activities that change the layers, that is prolonged exposure to water, such as washing

- Penetrated something through the skin inside

- The skin is burned or has certain skin problems

All of these factors will make the fingerprint change, but only last a while. If the wound is treated and activities that damage the skin layer are avoided, the skin will recover and fingerprints will return to the same pattern.

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If the wound is severe enough, a new scratch may form on the finger skin. The stroke will indeed affect the fingerprint. However, the uniqueness of the previous fingerprint remains so that it can still be recognized.

Fingerprints don't change, but it can disappear

Someone's fingerprints will not undergo permanent changes, but can be lost, as reported by the Scientific American page. This case was experienced by a 62-year-old man from Singapore.