help, i burned my face :/ scar prevention?

Question

i'm a line cook at a high volume restaurant. through my own and another's stupidity i got splattered with hot butter from a blackening skillet. my arm got the brunt of it but one drop hit my forehead. i had to stay and cook so i couldn't rinse it much for about 1/2 an hour. i held ice to it on and off so as to hopefully cool it without damaging the tissue by freezing it.

now i am home and i have rinsed it for about 15 min in the shower with cool water. i still feel a little sting so i am going back in to rinse some more. i have a raised reddish mark on my forehead. what can i do to minimize scarring?

This is in no way a medical emergency. This is one tiny drop smaller than a dime. I've burned myself at least 50 times over the 5 years I've worked in restaurants--it just happens to cooks--sheet pans hot plates, oil, you name it. I know how to clean and dress a burn. My question is one of vanity. I scar easily but i've nver cared about scars on my arms or hands. I would just like to minimize face scarring as much as possible and wanted ideas like vitamin E.

Oh, and C-sense, I got 6 answers in 5 minutes while I was 'attending' to my burn in the shower. Much faster than going thru the old 'For English press 1' voice menus of hospitals. Also, it's can't or cannot, not can not. I'm also a certified English teacher.

Answer 1

They have a bandaid type thing ( I'm sorry ..I forgot what they are called they usually are right beside the regular bandaids and they say for burns) it covers like a bandaid but it has a gel like substance that keeps the burn from drying out.....When my son was younger he managed to folded his arm up on a hot curling iron and it burnt the whole inside of his arm .......I though it would leave an awful scar..it truly looked terrible... I talked to a women at our local drug store and she had sugested these and to use neosporen (probably misspelled) with it...it worked wonders..I was really amazed at how well his arm looked after just a few days..and he didn't end up with any scarring at all.....also ,the cool feel of the gel seem to help with the pain....

...I think these gel type bandaids did the trick..by not allowing the burn to dry out and kept the skin underneath the burn moist and not drying out to fast really saved his arm from being scarred ....

Answer 2

Hi there;

Ever hear the adage "Don't pick it, it will never heal?" Well there is truth to those words.
The face has some of the most sensitive tissue on the body and as it is very close to bone structures it can damage very easily.
The best method for avoiding or minimizing scarring is to apply Desitin.
LoL I know that may sound positively horrid but it works. Also PreparationH also works for "tired" looking eyes. Also, apply Aloe Vera from the Aloe plant.
The stinging you are feeling is from the damaged tissues. What you have to guard against and this is important, is infection. Burns often heal quite well on their on if they do not blister. Watch for blistering. A raised red area that does not give rise to a blister needs Desitin and to be kept clean. Keep your hair away from the area and you will be fine. :)

Answer 3

It was about 4pm and i was looking for some shoes in a dark deep closet. I decided to use a small lamp to help me see in there. I took off the lampshade big mistake, the lamp was on the floor an i was on my knees and my left elbow touched the bulb. I had a burn. I applied ice and called the er for advice. They said come on in. I first went to the pharmacy at walmart and asked there what was good for a burn. The pharamist said solarcane with aloe. I went to the er and they said that was what they were going to use. If you burn is itching too much go to the er. But if you can't afford going to er just buy the solarcane, i don't have a scar any more. Then use merderma after it heals to really help it. Hope this helps you.

Answer 4

use vitamin E on the injury to reduce scarring. Also, you want to keep it out of the sun, so use a sunscreen or wear a hat with a brim on it to reduce sun exposure. Fresh scars that get too much sunlight will turn darker. There are some over the counter things you can use, such as mederma, but vitamin E is the main ingredient that makes them work.

good luck!

Answer 5

You want to know how to minimize a scar on your face by asking strangers with qualifications that can not be verified?

Call a hospital. Many have an "ask a nurse program". Call your doctor. Call someone that has been educated on the subject.

Now you're waiting around for an answer........ This is nuts. Attend to your face before it's too late.

Answer 6

When it's healed, if you have a scar try putting some liquid vitamin E on it every day for a while. I know it helps on regular scars, don't know about burn scars.
You can buy vitamin E in capsules, then take apart the capsules to get to the liquid.

Answer 7

People stop being a complete insensitive jerk


It dose not sound like it will scar but it might scab they have a healing cream at you drug store neosopren get that or ask the pharmacist for help

Answer 8

Try using vitamin E capsules, you pierce it with a pin and use the oil inside. Aloe may help too. Good luck!

Answer 9

don't pick the blister when it comes and use polysporn. keeping it moisturized will help reduce the scarring