A burning pain after a burn is known as searing pain in clinical practice. The burning pain indicates that the patient’s scald is in the first degree scald or shallow second degree scald, at this time the skin affected area will mostly appear burning pain, the specific length of pain need to be determined according to whether the patient is reasonable emergency treatment, scald area, and personal sensitivity to pain, usually the length of burning pain lasts for several hours or days, if necessary, under the guidance of the doctor to take pain medication. 1, first degree scald: usually If you use a large amount of cold water to flush and apply topical scald cream, burn ointment and other medications, the burning pain will usually subside within a few hours. If not properly treated, the burning sensation will be prolonged, but usually heals in 3-7 days with the appearance of flaking; 2, shallow II degree burns: involving the epidermis and superficial dermis, will be accompanied by obvious redness or blisters of varying sizes. At this time, in addition to emergency treatment and the use of scalding cream, you can also supplement the use of erythromycin ointment. The burning pain will also be of longer duration and may last for several days or so. However, the affected area will usually heal gradually within 1-2 weeks and will be accompanied by slight hyperpigmentation, but will not usually leave a scar.