Last night i burnt my forearm on a hot oven rack, it is sore, dark brown with red around it and very painful. I got a similar burn once before and it left a dark scar, which i dont want again.
2006-10-12 01:50:31 · 22 answers · asked by Christy 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
Polysporin
2006-10-12 01:52:45 · answer #1 · answered by aliciarox 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What do you put on a burn to reduce scarring and speed healing?
Last night i burnt my forearm on a hot oven rack, it is sore, dark brown with red around it and very painful. I got a similar burn once before and it left a dark scar, which i dont want again.
2015-08-14 17:32:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing to do after a burn is cool the area use cold water then use an ice pack get as much heat out of the burn as soon as you can this will prevent blistering and damage to the deep tissue then see your local dr. is the best thing to do.
Zinc for tissue repair. Lavender can be applies to first and second degree, right on the wound but keep it off the third degree area. Vitamin E internally after all bleeding has stopped.
Preventing contractures after a burn:
Contractures occur when the burn scar matures, thickens, and tightens, preventing movement. A contracture is a serious complication of a burn. If you get a contracture, you will not be able to move the scarred area normally. For example, you may have difficulty doing normal things like dressing, walking, eating, - depending on where the scar contracture is located. It is important that you do things for yourself regardless of how long or hard it might be This will help prevent contractures and help you to become independent and confident.
Most second and third-degree burns do cause some degree of scarring, but there are several things that can be done to minimize scarring and to prevent contractures, including the following:
wearing a splint
Sometimes, after a person has been burned, he/she will need to wear a splint on the joint to keep it straight and to help prevent a contracture. Splints should be worn on top of the pressure garment.
practicing range of motion exercises
Range of motion (ROM) exercises help keep the muscles and joints of the burned limbs flexible. A physical therapist (PT) will teach you and your how to do ROM, so you can help in the healing process.
exercising
Do the special exercises given by your physical therapist with your faithful. Exercises are very important to keep the scar area stretched and prevent a thick, hard, tight contracture. Exercises must be done even if you do not like them.
The movement that occurs during daily activities will help keep the scar area stretched. You should perform daily range of motion exercises as directed by the physical therapist or you physician.
2006-10-15 14:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by Littlebigdog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that aloe works but I am allergic to it. What I've been using for burns since I've had my son is nipple cream. I had some left over when I stopped breast feeding. One day I burned my hand really bad on the oven. I didn't have anything in the medicine cabinet for burns so I put the nipple cream on. It felt better almost immediately and it wasn't even sore the next day. Now I keep it my medicine chest at all times.
2006-10-12 03:19:08 · answer #4 · answered by Stacy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
silvaden cream - the silver oxide stuff the sedong or third person posted about. i had a horrible steam burn on the top of my foot melted my pantyhose! i scar from a simple scratch and yet - have had no scaring. when it happened an attorney who was present said we could sue for plastic surgery -- after laughing my head off i told him it was my foot! anyway, the ER doc (it was that bad) gaveme silvaden cream and.... pain was reduced, no swelling AND no scarring!!!
2006-10-12 12:34:12 · answer #5 · answered by Marysia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vitamin E and also neosporin work really well. I cook alot but i always burn my self and this is what i use you cant even see where the burn was. I'm sorry you burnt your self but this will make is heal faster and leave no scar
2006-10-12 02:00:16 · answer #6 · answered by lilshorty3088 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milk if you just did it takes the sting out then use polysporin to reduce the chance of getting a scar.
2006-10-12 02:02:15 · answer #7 · answered by GirlinNB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son got burned by hot tea very bad not long ago the nurse said best thing to do is just let it heal dont put anything on it
2006-10-12 20:39:33 · answer #8 · answered by Sandra K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every one who answer you is part right, aloe and coco butter both contain A strong dose of Vitamin E so use all three with some Neosporin give it at least 2 weeks.
2006-10-12 02:01:13 · answer #9 · answered by bigmannyphantom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A&D ointment. Atually made for diaper rash but does wonders for burns and fresh tatoo's
2006-10-12 01:59:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋