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How To Treat The Extreme Sunburn?
I got an extremely bad sunburn 5 days ago. I could barely walk because my skin was so tight. I applied aloe when needed to help my skin cool down. 5 days later I can walk now and it dosnt hurt as much but my skin has turned a purplish color. What do I need to do? Why is this happening? Thank you in advance.-Hannah
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
Hi..thanks for sharing your problem here in this forum...
You got 1st degree sunburn...no need to worry...
Wash your face frequently with oily soap...use antibiotic+ steroid ointment like betnovit n.....ifyou have pain you can use some painkiller like ibuprofen...it will start itching so start fexofenadine 60mg twice a day.this will heal in a week...then use sunblock to prevent excessivr darkening...thanks
Dr ihsan
You got 1st degree sunburn...no need to worry...
Wash your face frequently with oily soap...use antibiotic+ steroid ointment like betnovit n.....ifyou have pain you can use some painkiller like ibuprofen...it will start itching so start fexofenadine 60mg twice a day.this will heal in a week...then use sunblock to prevent excessivr darkening...thanks
Dr ihsan
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