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Sunburn, Blisters On Back, Body Rashes, Brown Spots. How Long Will Brown Spots Take To Heal?
hi, I went to the beach on Tuesday, I got burned really bad. it is now Friday and my skin is finally recovering from blisters all over my back. my body is still red, and now I have huge brown spots all over my back. what are those? are those permanent ? how long does it take to heal? how about the blisters? they went down by themselves but I can still see them? are they gona go away?
Sun, 1 Jul 2012
HI,
Your sunburn is known as PHOTOALLERGY/ PHOTOTOXICITY.
This condition is not permanent. All of these lesion will be healed. Do not be afraid.
I like to suggest you the following..
1. Take Normal diet and fluid.
2. Take care of skin -i) apply an emolient like White/ liquid paraffin and or Petrolium jelly ii) Apply topical antibiotic cream e.g. Fucidic acid, muporicin (Bactroban ointment) twice daily or a systemic antibiotic iii) You might need a topical /systemic steroid for a short time.
3. Take a pain killer like Indomethacin/Ibuprophen/ naproxen twice daily.
4. Take bed rest.
Before taking any step consult a dermatologist for perfect use of above drugs.
with regards.
Your sunburn is known as PHOTOALLERGY/ PHOTOTOXICITY.
This condition is not permanent. All of these lesion will be healed. Do not be afraid.
I like to suggest you the following..
1. Take Normal diet and fluid.
2. Take care of skin -i) apply an emolient like White/ liquid paraffin and or Petrolium jelly ii) Apply topical antibiotic cream e.g. Fucidic acid, muporicin (Bactroban ointment) twice daily or a systemic antibiotic iii) You might need a topical /systemic steroid for a short time.
3. Take a pain killer like Indomethacin/Ibuprophen/ naproxen twice daily.
4. Take bed rest.
Before taking any step consult a dermatologist for perfect use of above drugs.
with regards.
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