bacta the basics

[sensiblecrow]

We all know that bacta is the go-to healing tool in the Star Wars universe, but even science that's basically magic must have some limits.

What can't bacta fix?

Potential sub-questions:
- How do people deal with conditions that can't be treated by bacta?
- Are there people who can't use bacta at all?
- How has bacta affected medical research and treatment progress?
- Why might someone refuse bacta treatment?

Comments

[sensiblecrow]

Ooh, yikes. That raises some important questions about if bacta can be used in internal medicine, because that would imply a hard no

[potboy]

Yeah, my assumption has always been that bacta can be used to seal wounds/treat damaged skin but not to treat illnesses or poison, and I'm really not even sure about broken bones. Judging from Brendol's case, if you get a nerve-agent or other parasite or problem inside the barrier of your skin then all the bacta does is seal it in.

[acidwitch]

I'm not sure that's true. It definitely implies that bacta can't be absorbed all the way through the skin into the organs. I mean, did the people who put Brendol in the tank know he was poisoned? If they didn't, then they wouldn't have taken any extra measures.

(should also be noted that Leia went into a bacta tank for a concussion in Bloodline. Not sure where "can fix minor brain things" puts us.)