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'''Freezer Burn''', as it is known throughout the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and its colonies, is an injury caused from [[Cryonics|cryopreservation]] in the [[Cryo-chambers|cryo-chambers]] of UNSC ships and locals.
'''Freezer Burn''', as it is known throughout the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and its colonies, is an injury caused from [[Cryonics|cryopreservation]] in the [[Cryo-chambers|cryo-chambers]] of UNSC ships and locals.


During the freezing and resuscitation process, cloth or other materials, bandages for example, next to or against the skin causes cellular damage. This results in large welts or rashes on the covered areas, described as a making the skin "blistered and raw"<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 20</ref>. Most UNSC personnel are stored in cryo either naked to avoid freezer burn, or clothed and willing to endure the various injuries.
During the freezing and resuscitation process, cloth or other materials, bandages for example, next to or against the skin causes cellular damage. This results in large welts or rashes on the covered areas, described as a making the skin "blistered and raw"<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 20</ref>. Most UNSC personnel are stored in cryo either naked to avoid freezer burn, or clothed and willing to endure the various injuries. It's likely that such injuries are very easy to treat, especially given the level of medical technology in the 26th century.


[[Spartans]], for example, can be stored in cryo-preservation fully clad in [[MJOLNIR]] [[armor]] without the effects dulling their combat performance, as they are trained to dispel the pain.
[[Spartans]] can be stored in cryo-preservation fully clad in [[MJOLNIR]] [[armor]] without the effects dulling their combat performance, as they are trained to dispel pain. Since their regenerative capabilities are somewhat beyond a normal human's, it's possible that they heal even faster than a normal human would. In addition, the material used in their armor may prevent freezer burn. This is hinted at in Halo: Combat Evolved.


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