Third-degree burn refers to the burn area accounted for 50% of the total skin area, the injury to the skin layer, and even deep into the subcutaneous, muscle, bone, etc., the wound is leather-like changes or pale, pain loss.
Third-degree burns is a more serious kind of burns, the damage is deep to the skin layer, often have bone, nerve and blood vessels exposed, third-degree burn wounds, is difficult to heal itself. Third-degree burns are difficult to heal on their own. The treatment of third-degree burns is divided into two main types, conservative treatment and surgical treatment.
Conservative to change the main, conservative treatment mainly refers to the wound is generally within the size of 2cm * 2cm, through conservative treatment to achieve healing, its time is generally more than four weeks. When the wound reaches a size of 2cm * 2cm or more when the conservative dressing time is very long, or even difficult to heal, in this case the need for surgical implantation treatment.
Third-degree burns after the recovery is relatively slow, it is recommended that patients take medication on time, do not touch water during the recovery period, keep the wound dry.