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Suggest Treatment For Severe Sunburn In Face
Question: I have a severe sunburn in my face, is peeling, itching and look very burn, what i can use to relieve the pain and this horrible look?
Brief Answer:
Sunburn treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
Acute sunburn can be very painful and discomforting. It heals with peeling/desquamation. Desquamation is associated with discomfort, itching.
If I was the treating doctor I would suggest you to take a short course of an oral steroids e.g Methylprednisolone 32 mg once daily,after breakfast, for a week OR Prednisolone 40 mg once daily, after breakfast, for a week. Oral steroids are rapidly effective and immediately bring down the discomfort/itching within 24-36 hours.
In addition to that you may also use topical moderately potent topical steroid e.g fluticasone propionate cream (Flutivate cream) twice daily or a few days.
An OTC oral antihistamimine e.g cetrizine would provide you symptomatic relief from itching.
Regards
Sunburn treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
Acute sunburn can be very painful and discomforting. It heals with peeling/desquamation. Desquamation is associated with discomfort, itching.
If I was the treating doctor I would suggest you to take a short course of an oral steroids e.g Methylprednisolone 32 mg once daily,after breakfast, for a week OR Prednisolone 40 mg once daily, after breakfast, for a week. Oral steroids are rapidly effective and immediately bring down the discomfort/itching within 24-36 hours.
In addition to that you may also use topical moderately potent topical steroid e.g fluticasone propionate cream (Flutivate cream) twice daily or a few days.
An OTC oral antihistamimine e.g cetrizine would provide you symptomatic relief from itching.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I just finish taking arimedex for 5 years because in 2005 I had breast cancer and I took chemo, does this medicine will have any side effects?
Brief Answer:
Sunburn treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hi
No, it wont have any side effects. It is just for a week
Regards
Sunburn treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hi
No, it wont have any side effects. It is just for a week
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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