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How Long Will It Take For New Skin To Grow After A Burn?

Hi, I have a burn on my arm (inside of elbow) that happened as a result of steam from a kettle last week. It developed a blister but it popped and the skin fell off. It s very painful and I don t think it s greying better. How long will it take for the skin to grow back? Any advice on how to treat it?
Fri, 12 Jul 2019
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Dermatologist,  's  Response
Hello,

Recommend you to take a course of oral and topical antibiotics. I would recommend you to take tablet cephalexin 500 mg twice daily for 5-7 days and apply fusidic acid cream on the affected areas twice daily. It will take around 2 weeks to resolve.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist
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Dermatologist,  Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney's  Response
Hello,

I have gone through your query and it could be infected. I would recommend you to take tablet amoxicillin 500 mg twice daily and apply mupirocin cream on the affected areas twice daily for 7-10 days.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist
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How Long Will It Take For New Skin To Grow After A Burn?

Hello, Recommend you to take a course of oral and topical antibiotics. I would recommend you to take tablet cephalexin 500 mg twice daily for 5-7 days and apply fusidic acid cream on the affected areas twice daily. It will take around 2 weeks to resolve. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist