Sunburn is an acute inflammatory reaction that occurs when normal skin receives an excessive amount of ultraviolet light. Children’s skin red, first of all, should be avoided to continue exposure to the sun, at the same time can be appropriate use of medication to give skin repair.
1. Prevent further exposure to the sun: children’s skin after sunburn, parents should pay attention to, take the children to the cool room in time, or do a good job of sunscreen, so as to avoid further damage to the skin, resulting in hyperpigmentation.
2. medication: can also be appropriate to use with astringent, antipruritic drugs, such as glycerine lotion, zinc oxide ointment. For the sunburn is more serious, such as the skin appears obvious erythema, swelling, and the area is large, and even blisters, etc., can be appropriate to follow the doctor’s instructions to use hydrocortisone butyrate ointment and other glucocorticosteroid medication, in order to alleviate the symptoms.
Children’s skin sunburn red, if the symptoms are serious, parents should be timely to the child to the hospital, and the appropriate treatment. In addition, when children go out, should do a good job of sun protection measures, such as playing umbrellas, wearing long-sleeved clothes, applying children’s sunscreen, reduce the time of sun exposure, etc., in order to prevent skin redness and sunburn.