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| Dry Ice Burn 2nd degree maybe 3rd | 12/12/2008 | Jim B |
Q: Hey Jim - So I was being an idiot at work and playing with the dry ice. Needless to say I gave ...
A: High, lets make sure that the bandage and is completely is covered with both is covered with ...
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| Nair Burns | 12/11/2008 | Jim B |
Q: As I have used Neet on several occasions over the years, I recently purchased a Nair hair removal ...
A: Not really my kind of question, but... Together, get the legs into bath tub. Wash BOTH legs and ...
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| burns | 12/11/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I had burnt my feet 2 months ago.It was a second degree burn.Now the wound has healed well.but still ...
A: The new skin that that as grown into place will show that things are growing into place. Next, the ...
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| 1 & 2nd degree burn | 12/10/2008 | Jim B |
Q: my husband was burned with a flash burn while stirring a fire and something exploded on Friday. I'm ...
A: Just cover any open areas, that is any skin area that has lost its orignal skin and has no longer ...
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| Laser hair removal burn | 12/10/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I came across this site and you seem to know what you're talking about so I wanted to ask for some ...
A: Sorry about that! The best treatment for this sort of irritation is washing the area well and ...
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| 1 & 2nd degree burn | 12/8/2008 | Jim B |
Q: my husband was burned with a flash burn while stirring a fire and something exploded on Friday. I'm ...
A: OUCH! OK,first things first! Continue all medecines. And continue to change the dressings over any ...
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| Burns to face and neck | 12/8/2008 | Jim B |
Q: My boyfriend's face (lip, cheek and chin) and neck were burnt in a flaming drinking game on ...
A: Scars are more common with darker complected individuals than with lighter people. This is due to ...
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| how long before you can tell whether scarring will occur? | 12/8/2008 | Jim B |
Q: My 4-year-old daughter sustained burns on her face from cooking oil 4 weeks ago. Burns ranged from ...
A: I would suspect from the description that there will be little scars. And that any that do show up ...
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| Below skin burn without burnt skin | 12/7/2008 | Jim B |
Q: My adult daughter sat by a household heater unit and by our fireplace and developed a patterned ...
A: This could be a mild second degree burn, but it soulds like a simple first degree would as well. If ...
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| I got an oven burn - don't know what to do! | 12/7/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I got an oven burn 2 days ago. It was at first red, then made very clear, and yesterday it ...
A: Not a big problem! Remove the blister dead skin, wash it with soap and water, coat it with ...
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| Motorcycle Exhaust pipe burn | 12/7/2008 | Jim B |
Q: i wrote to you yesterday about my burn to my right calve.Im startin to get really worried,I dropped ...
A: I would start with a wound wash and then cover the wound with neosporin and a cover the burn ...
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| burn on breast | 12/7/2008 | Jim B |
Q: .. I burned my breast with a curling iron two weeks ago. There was no blister I think it came off ...
A: Loks like a mild second degree burn. Lets cover the burn with neosporin and cover that with sterile ...
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| Burn from thermal mosit heat pad | 12/6/2008 | Jim B |
Q: Jim - Good Morning. I have splotchy dark and a mildly red area on my shoulder from using a moist ...
A: Sounds likea marginal second/first degree burn. If you find the that any of the darker spots start ...
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| 2nd dgree burns | 12/6/2008 | Jim B |
Q: 3 days ago i burnt my right calve muscle on the exhaust on my bike..It wasn't too bad at first(color ...
A: Never heard of the medication. In the mean time cover the burn as provided by the hospital and ...
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| 2nd degree burns | 12/5/2008 | Jim B |
Q: How do we reduce swelling on feet and ankles associated with 2nd degree burns on both legs and feet ...
A: Best way to reduce swelling in a second degree burn is to keep to burn cool, quiet and well dressed. ...
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| 2nd degree burns on the face | 12/4/2008 | Jim B |
Q: i was burned on 60% of my face with 2nd degree burns nose forehead and cheeks. My question is the ER ...
A: Assuming that everything the ER doc told you was correct, Your burns should be covered continually ...
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| burn care | 12/4/2008 | Jim B |
Q: on Thanksgiving day I spilled very, very hot turkey drippings on top of my bare foot. Immediately I ...
A: I would call your doctor and ask for a prescription for Silvadene cream. I would doubt that this is ...
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| Healing of my cigarburn | 12/3/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I hope u had a nice vacation :)! I am writing you again to let u know about my healing. After ...
A: It is a little early to tell, but I suspect that most of the scar will dissapear over the next ...
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| how long before you can tell whether scarring will occur? | 12/2/2008 | Jim B |
Q: My 4-year-old daughter sustained burns on her face from cooking oil 4 weeks ago. Burns ranged from ...
A: It is likely that there will be no scars (from your descrption). The new healing skin is still ...
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| burn question | 12/2/2008 | Jim B |
Q: Our 2-year-old recently acquired 2nd degree burns to her palm after touching a burner on the stove ...
A: Our local protocol here would be to trim off the dead blister skin and continue to go on with the ...
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| Healing of my cigarburn | 12/2/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I hope u had a nice vacation :)! I am writing you again to let u know about my healing. After ...
A: I would suspect thatyour treatment has been fine but the burn may be beeper in spots than we had ...
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| burn on forehead, on 1yr old | 12/1/2008 | Jim B |
Q: my son got a 2nd degree burn on forehead from a cup of hot tea.. pediatrician advised using ...
A: I would assume there was a blister, or open area of this burn? If so then the area should be washed ...
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| Ugly burn on beautiful bun...Oh No! | 11/30/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I'm very concerned about this 2nd degree burn because I am developing my art as a professional ...
A: I would suspect that this will heal normaly without a scar. I Suspect that what you are seeing is a ...
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| Cooking oil finger | 11/30/2008 | Jim B |
Q: About 3 days ago I was on a school field trip and the teacher had us get into groups of three to ...
A: It sounds like a small second degree burn. But lets keep the burn clean with soap and water, then ...
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| burn | 11/30/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I am a medic also, but with no expertise in burns, I burned my hand 3cm x5 cm with hot glue, it is ...
A: Continue with the bacitracin until the wounds have covered with tissue and are dry. The wounds may ...
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| Burn is it 2nd or 3rd? How to care for? | 11/30/2008 | Jim B |
Q: Six days ago I was burned by a pot of fresh hot coffee. The coffee spilled on top of my hand. The ...
A: I would see your doctor for this one, as it soulds like a third degree burn. It should be treated ...
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| Muffler Burn | 11/27/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I got burned by a muffler about two months ago, and I was wondering what the average recovery ...
A: Keep using the doctr's recommended treatment and change the dressing at least daily. It sounds like ...
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| exhaust pipe burn after 9 days | 11/27/2008 | Jim B |
Q: First of all, your answers have been such a great help! Thanks for the time and effort you've put ...
A: I would say thay it is healing pretty well. And the treatment you descripe has been pretty good. A ...
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| Skin discoloration from nair facil hair remover | 11/27/2008 | Jim B |
Q: Almost 2 months ago I used Nair facial hair remover between my eyebrows and might have left it too ...
A: The discoloration should disappear on its own over a few months. Continue using a mild skin ...
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| Laser hair removal burns | 11/4/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I have a question concerning burns caused by laser hair removal. I went for a series of treatments ...
A: I suspect your tech did not use the same exposure or filter settings as the first set you went ...
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| Facial Burn | 11/3/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I'm a 25 year old woman who burnt her face on a clay heating pad. This happened at night and before ...
A: Sounds like a mild second degree burn. But it may have been infected as well. I would check with the ...
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| burn don't know if its 2nd or 3rd degree | 11/3/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I was making a bowl of noodles in which I put water in a microwave bowl and put it in the microwave ...
A: Sounds like a minor second degree burn. Wash well daily. Try to leave the blister whole, but remove ...
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| burn blisters joining | 11/1/2008 | Jim B |
Q: Yesterday, I spilled hot tea on my chest area and received a 2nd degree burn with redness, skin hot ...
A: Pretty much a normal progression. Burns mature over the first 72 hours. If you can call a doctor it ...
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| scolded my lips with hot soup :( | 11/1/2008 | Jim B |
Q: its swollen, blistered and sore and weeps and bleeds :( is there any cream or something i could ...
A: You will need two things over the next few days. Get a tube of Neosporin and keep it with you. Use ...
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| Second degree burn on face | 11/1/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I was drinking really hot tea on Oct.28 when my hand slipped and the tea spilled on my lip and chin. ...
A: As burns go it doesn't look too bad. I would expect it to heal normally. How long? It could take a ...
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| second degree healing process | 10/31/2008 | Jim B |
Q: My 2 year old son suffered a second degree burns from knee to top of foot. almost one week after ...
A: It is possible that scars can be reduced and some normal skin will develop from hair follicles and ...
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| second degree healing process | 10/31/2008 | Jim B |
Q: My 2 year old son suffered a second degree burns from knee to top of foot. almost one week after ...
A: The place where eschar developed is likey to have been a third degree injury which may well develop ...
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| 2nd or 3rd degree burn | 10/30/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I burned my arm on a pot lid about 3 weeks ago. It didn't hurt for the first 3 days and looked to ...
A: I would say that it has a way to go before it will be considered healing. You might see the doctor ...
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| Second degree burn on face | 10/30/2008 | Jim B |
Q: I was drinking really hot tea on Oct.28 when my hand slipped and the tea spilled on my lip and chin. ...
A: You are doing all the right things at this point. Keep it clean with soap and water and try to keep ...
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| Second Degree Burn Help | 10/30/2008 | Jim B |
Q: About one week ago I spilled extremely hot soup on some of my wrist up about 4 inches into my ...
A: Second degree burns generally do not produce permanent scars. This is not to say that some second ...
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