Tips for after a blistering burn

There is no such thing as a small trick for blistering burns. The folklore of applying toothpaste, cooking oil, soy sauce, honey, white wine and aloe vera to the wound to relieve the symptoms of burns has no clear scientific basis, but may stimulate the wound and lead to infection. Do not pick the blisters on the scalded area by yourself to avoid infection caused by improper treatment. If the burn wound and blisters are small, they can usually subside within 3-5 days through timely treatment. If the burn and blisters are large, they need to be treated by a doctor in time. The correct and simple treatment for scald blisters should be to rinse or soak the scalded area with water for 20-30 minutes until the painful symptoms are relieved. Then according to the size of the blisters to deal with: 1, if the blisters, trauma is small, you can not pick through the blisters, simple application of scald ointment, such as Jing Wanhong ointment, moist burn cream, etc., with a clean gauze bandage and let the blisters absorb on their own. Daily attention should be paid to avoid pressure on the trauma surface, resulting in blister rupture; 2. If the blister, trauma surface is larger and more serious, you need to go to the hospital emergency or outpatient clinic to ask the doctor to use a sterilized needle to break the blister, disinfect the trauma surface, apply drugs, and then use clean gauze bandages to deal with the serious pain can be appropriate to use pain medication to relieve symptoms. Some special areas, such as the face and perineum, where bandaging is not possible, need to be treated to expose the trauma and have regular follow-ups for medication changes. Two points should be noted during the recovery phase of scald blistering. The first point is to maintain adequate nutritional supply, mainly by consuming a high-quality high-protein diet with moderate amounts of lean meat, milk, shrimp and other foods. The second point is to keep the wound dry and clean, to avoid contamination and secondary infection, and later may also be scabbed, at this time should avoid tearing the wound, should let the scab fall off by itself. For patients who have scars after recovering from burns, you can follow medical advice to apply cumene cream ointment to help the scars fade, and if necessary, you can also take laser treatment to eliminate the scars.