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Suggest Remedy For Healing Pinkish Red Skin On Face Due To Peeling And Scratching The Area Of Sun Burn?
okay so i got sun burnt on my nose and i starting scratching at it and i peeled of the skin and now under that skin the next lyer is very pinkish, redish and it has a few points where it is pussing out is there a way i can speed the healing so that the skin isn t so redish
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
Hello,
New skin forms in 7-10 days. Hence, if you forcibly peel off dead skin, it wont make it heal quicker. Rather it would delay healing as I might lead to infection of raw skin, as in your case. You may use a topical antibacterial cream e.g. either 2% Mupirocin cream or 2% Fusidic acid cream for a few days
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kakkar S., Dermatologist
New skin forms in 7-10 days. Hence, if you forcibly peel off dead skin, it wont make it heal quicker. Rather it would delay healing as I might lead to infection of raw skin, as in your case. You may use a topical antibacterial cream e.g. either 2% Mupirocin cream or 2% Fusidic acid cream for a few days
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kakkar S., Dermatologist
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