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Swollen Forehead And Eyes, Took Deloday For Swelling. Had Sun Burn On Forehead. Remedies ?

My mother and I are on holiday and her forehead and eyes have swollen. The doctor in Turkey gave her Deloday to reduce swelling . She has taken 2 tablets (1 daily) for the last 2 days. She has been sitting in the sun for 3 consecutive days. She burnt her head slightly but is also using a face sunblock. Could it possibly be a combination of all these things that has caused it? She is no longer sitting in the sun. She has now taken to sitting in the aircon room with I ve on the affected area. Can you please kindly advise if there are other remedies to help in with the process.
Mon, 10 Dec 2012
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It appears that your mother has developed sunburns over forehead region leading to reactionary swelling over these areas. As eyelid skin is loose hence swelling is more prominent in eyelids. Most of sunburns are superficial and tend to heal within 3 to 5 days.
Deloday is non sedative anti allergic medicine which will help in relieving the itching and stinging feeling associated with sun allergy part of sun damage to sensitive skin. Also when any burn heals it gives itchy sensation in the healed areas for few days to weeks depending upon the severity of depth of burn. So continue its use for few days.
An emmolient cream massage of sun damage area for few weeks will help relieve symtoms of pain, itching and dryness in the affected region.
Of course avoidance to sun exposure and sun block cream use whenever it is must to go out in scorcing sun is a point of common sense as repeated sun burns can cause serious damage to the skin.
Regards
Dr.Rajesh Kaushash
M.S.,M.Ch(Plastic Surgery) FRCSI
Consultant Cosmetic and Plastic Surgeon
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Swollen Forehead And Eyes, Took Deloday For Swelling. Had Sun Burn On Forehead. Remedies ?

It appears that your mother has developed sunburns over forehead region leading to reactionary swelling over these areas. As eyelid skin is loose hence swelling is more prominent in eyelids. Most of sunburns are superficial and tend to heal within 3 to 5 days. Deloday is non sedative anti allergic medicine which will help in relieving the itching and stinging feeling associated with sun allergy part of sun damage to sensitive skin. Also when any burn heals it gives itchy sensation in the healed areas for few days to weeks depending upon the severity of depth of burn. So continue its use for few days. An emmolient cream massage of sun damage area for few weeks will help relieve symtoms of pain, itching and dryness in the affected region. Of course avoidance to sun exposure and sun block cream use whenever it is must to go out in scorcing sun is a point of common sense as repeated sun burns can cause serious damage to the skin. Regards Dr.Rajesh Kaushash M.S.,M.Ch(Plastic Surgery) FRCSI Consultant Cosmetic and Plastic Surgeon