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How Can Sunburns Be Treated?

Hello! My name is Olivia and I recently went to my friends lake house. After coming back, the sunburn I got continued to get worse. I got burnt on my thighs, breasts and stomach. I have quite a few stretch marks on all of these locations. I know that because of this, the skin is thinner and can get burn more easily. Most of the spots are healing up well except for my breasts. They look very veiny and scaly.
Thu, 4 Aug 2016
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Excessive exposure to sunlight causes sunburn. Sunburns are caused by UV radiation rather than heat. Sunburns destroy skin, which controls the amount of heat our bodies retain or release. Anyone who visits a beach, goes fishing, works in the yard, or simply is out in the sun can get sunburned. Sometimes it causes skin blisters also.
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1.     Apply Spectraban sensitive sunscreen before going to sunlight. You can also use sunscreens which are used for cosmetic purpose preferably with Sun Protection Factor (SPF) more than 50
2.     Try to avoid exposure to sunlight
3.     Apply ice pack 3 – 4 times daily
4.     Apply aloevera-based lotions such as Elovera cream 3 times daily for soothing effect
5.     Drink 3 – 4 liters of water
6.     You can take over the counter anti – inflammatory such as ibuprofen 400 mg thrice daily for 5 days. You can take tablet ranitidine 150 mg twice daily along with ibuprofen to prevent gastric ulcer due to ibuprofen
7.     Fully cover your skin with cloth whilst in sunlight
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How Can Sunburns Be Treated?

Excessive exposure to sunlight causes sunburn. Sunburns are caused by UV radiation rather than heat. Sunburns destroy skin, which controls the amount of heat our bodies retain or release. Anyone who visits a beach, goes fishing, works in the yard, or simply is out in the sun can get sunburned. Sometimes it causes skin blisters also. Advice 1. Apply Spectraban sensitive sunscreen before going to sunlight. You can also use sunscreens which are used for cosmetic purpose preferably with Sun Protection Factor (SPF) more than 50 2. Try to avoid exposure to sunlight 3. Apply ice pack 3 – 4 times daily 4. Apply aloevera-based lotions such as Elovera cream 3 times daily for soothing effect 5. Drink 3 – 4 liters of water 6. You can take over the counter anti – inflammatory such as ibuprofen 400 mg thrice daily for 5 days. You can take tablet ranitidine 150 mg twice daily along with ibuprofen to prevent gastric ulcer due to ibuprofen 7. Fully cover your skin with cloth whilst in sunlight Thanks