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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Burnt hand...cont.?

hi,
five days ago, i burnt the back of my hand, with hair removing wax, so i put it under running water, and peeled of the wax, some of my skin came off, now it's heeling well, but my question is, the part where my skin did not peel, i had blisters, then, they were popped accidentally but i have no infection or anything, but the skin where the blisters were, is totally brown, so would my skin stay brown, after it heals, or how would it heal now? because it looks gross to have a brown scar on my hand.
Answer:
It's most likely dead skin so it will go away on its own. You shouldn't be left with much, if any scarring, however it will take a while before any discoloration goes away. If anything, once the dead brown skin goes away, you'll have some pinkish, sensitive new skin underneath. The skin will eventually fall away on its own...don't pick at it otherwise the new skin underneath will come out too soon and won't be ready. Neosporin is great for burns. Working in a pizza house for many years and having numerous oven burns on hands and arms, I learned that it helps and keeps aways infections too! Good luck!
I would wait till it heals completely, scab gone and everything and buy some of those "Scar Healing" bandages. They are a little pricey but they work. Use them the way they tell you to and they will really help reduce the scarring, but you can't start using them till after the scabs/blisters are all healed up and gone.
cold water is the best thing when you burn yourself - 20 minutes under the tap is ideal. never ice or vinegar or milk or butter.6 days later now so i would advise that you cover the burnt area with sterile paraffin wax or aqueous cream bp or solugel. (thats in order or recommendation). (this treatment will still help - continue for 10days from now i would say)cover the burnt area in paraffin wax after cleaning and removing any burst blisters - these are just sites of infection and will take longer to heal. wash and reapply every 4-6 hours - cover with cling wrap if you wish to cover with clothes - this will stop your clothes getting covered with paraffin and maintains the burn.paraffin creates a seal stopping water leaving the body and reduces pain as it protects sensitised nerves. the paraffin imitates the natural oils secreted by the skin. skin cells are better able to multiply and regenerate with this treatment. pain is also helped. make sure you buy plenty of this paraffin - as the burn heals switch to aqueous cream bp. http://www.doorone.com.au/xgs-aqueous_cr...http://www.pharmacyonline.com.au/david-c...http://www.pharmacyonline.com.au/solugel...hope this helps - let me know how you go and what similar brands/altenatives are avalible in your area

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