better burn relief

First-degree burns are red and painful. They turn white when you press on the skin and often swell a little. After a few days, the skin will either be cured of its burn or the dead skin that overheated will peel off. Treatment of a first degree burn could be as simple as running it under cold water. However, you should be careful with what you apply to a first degree burn as burns medication. The skin over the burn may peel off after 1 or 2 days.

Medication of your burn is as follows: use a skin care product or antibiotic ointment. Then protect the burned area by putting a dry gauze bandage over the burn. Take an over-the-counter pain reliever to relieve the pain. However, don��t forget that pain is a thankful symptom when you have a burn. If you felt no pain when burnt, your skin nerves might have been affected. And nerves recuperate at a very slow rate.

Thicker burns, called second-degree burns, have blisters and are painful. The skin is very red or splotchy, and it may swell a lot. The best burn treatment for a second-degree burn is to soak the burn in cool water for 15 minutes. If the burned area is small, put cool, clean, wet cloths on the burn for a few minutes every day. Medicate your burn with an ointments prescribed by your doctor. Cover the burn with a dry dressing held in place with gauze or tape.

Treat your burn by changing the dressing every day. First, wash your hands with soap and water. Then gently wash the burn and put antibiotic ointment on it. If the burn area is small, a dressing may not be needed during the day. Check the burn every day for signs of infection, such as increased pain, redness, swelling or pus. If you see any of these signs, see your doctor right away. To prevent infection and cure your burn faster, avoid breaking any blisters that form. Burned skin itches as it heals.

Third-degree burns cause damage to all layers of the skin. The burned skin looks white or charred. These burns may cause little or no pain because the nerves in the skin are damaged. Do not put butter, oil, ice or ice water on burns. Don't take off any clothing that is stuck to the burn. Curing a third degree burn will take a long time, and may include skin grafting. But fortunately, burn cure technology is improving all the time. The aftermath of several high tech wars has been a fast-forwarding of certain burn related medical practices.