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Severe Sunburn On The Nose, Fluid Discharge From The Skin. What To Do?
I am just back from holiday and unfortunately on the last day underestimated how strong the sun was and got my nose sunburned. It's not like it hasn't happened before and it's not actually that bad but there seems to be some sort of fluid seeping from the surface of the skin. I've moisturised loads and kept it clean etc. any idea what it could be?
Wed, 17 Apr 2013
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
Sunburn can cause redness, itching swelling, fluid filled blisters and oozing.
To treat the same
Apply a mild steroid cream over affected area
Do cold water compresses
If required take oral antihistamine like cetirizine
Drink plenty of water maintain adequate hydration
Avoid sun, apply sunscreen with SPF at least 30
Hopefully your sunburn would improve soon.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
Sunburn can cause redness, itching swelling, fluid filled blisters and oozing.
To treat the same
Apply a mild steroid cream over affected area
Do cold water compresses
If required take oral antihistamine like cetirizine
Drink plenty of water maintain adequate hydration
Avoid sun, apply sunscreen with SPF at least 30
Hopefully your sunburn would improve soon.
Take care
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Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum
You seem to have developed sun burns due to excessive sun exposure...
You need to apply a topical steroid containing mometasone cream over the affected area atleast twice a day over the affected area inorder to decrease the inflammation..
And take some oral antihistamines like levocetrizine once a day.
You should use a sunscreen (spf>26) everytime before you go out in the sun in future,..
Regarding a sunscreen, it is important that
You should apply adequate amount of sunscreen over all the exposed areas before going out in the sun
It should atleast be applied 30 minutes before any kind of sun exposure
It should be reapplied every 3-4 hours in you stay out in the sun...
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum
You seem to have developed sun burns due to excessive sun exposure...
You need to apply a topical steroid containing mometasone cream over the affected area atleast twice a day over the affected area inorder to decrease the inflammation..
And take some oral antihistamines like levocetrizine once a day.
You should use a sunscreen (spf>26) everytime before you go out in the sun in future,..
Regarding a sunscreen, it is important that
You should apply adequate amount of sunscreen over all the exposed areas before going out in the sun
It should atleast be applied 30 minutes before any kind of sun exposure
It should be reapplied every 3-4 hours in you stay out in the sun...
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
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