Frostbite?

Question

Ok i had a slight case of frostbite. My finger tip turned bright white. Since then it feels odd, as if there is a bouild up of liquid under the skin. I am conviced that there is no nerve damage as i can still feel, pressure, temperature, and texture. My question is how long should this "odd" feeling last?

extra info
didnt blister
slightly darker than the rest of the finger but nowhere near blak

Answer 1

this sounds like something that happened to my friend. although, she did it to herself....but, basically, she put salt and ice straight on her arm, and gave herself frostbite. it was just a white mark on the skin, slightly raised and feels solid, which sounds like what happened to you. the next step was that the spot on her arm became less white and instead turned a red color, and it appeared that she had burned herself. about five weeks after she did this, the original spot (she did this four times) was healed, and there was no sign of scarring. that sounds something like what has happened to you. hope that helps you out! good luck. also, i researched frostbite for her, and it says you should not try to warm it up when it happens, at least not with water or something. if it happens again, what you're supposed to do is place the affected area somewhere close to your body, under your arm, etc. good luck, and i hope it heals. if it sounds like what i described, then you should be okay!

Answer 2

1 to three months depending on how bad it is. Just out of interest, I also gave you a link for chilbians, which is also caused by cold weather. The last link is a caused by heat which you might find interesting since you are a premed student. Temperature extremes are not good for the skin.

Answer 3

It will recover slowly over a few weeks

Answer 4

Hey, you're the "premed student"....ask a fricking doctor.