Suggest Remedy For Red Spots After Coming From Sun
Hi! My fair skinned (Irish) male friend (52yrs) was in the sun at the beach recently and while his back, face, and neck got reddish (he wasn t in the direct sun for too long - maybe 20 minutes +), his legs and arms got very blotchy - red spots the size of quarters, and the rest of his arms and legs remained relatively fair- Nothing even about the coloring. what s up with that and what can be done to mitigate it...?
Hello, Thank you for posting on HCM. From your description it seems like your friend is having acute sun burns. Sun burns are sometimes frightening but nothing to worry as its pretty easy to manage. Generally, I advise short course of prednisolone along with local application of mometasone cream and soothing calamine lotion twice a day. Antihistaminics and antioxidant tablets can additionally be added. Use high SPF broad spectrum sunscreen everytime before going out in sun. Cold sponging will definitely help. Hope this will take care of your issue. Wish you best of health. Thank you Dr Hardik Pitroda M.D Dermatology
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Suggest Remedy For Red Spots After Coming From Sun
Hello, Thank you for posting on HCM. From your description it seems like your friend is having acute sun burns. Sun burns are sometimes frightening but nothing to worry as its pretty easy to manage. Generally, I advise short course of prednisolone along with local application of mometasone cream and soothing calamine lotion twice a day. Antihistaminics and antioxidant tablets can additionally be added. Use high SPF broad spectrum sunscreen everytime before going out in sun. Cold sponging will definitely help. Hope this will take care of your issue. Wish you best of health. Thank you Dr Hardik Pitroda M.D Dermatology