Burns can cause blemishes or marks on the skin, especially when it affects many layers of the skin and when the healing process is affected by lack of care.
So if you follow some skin care, such as using sunscreen, moisturizing and avoiding too much heat, it is possible to avoid the appearance of marks and scars caused by various types of burn, whether by fire, a hot liquid, sun exposure or substances such as lemon or garlic, for example.
Some recommended tips are:
1. Wash the burn with cold water
It is recommended that, immediately after the burn, the wound should be placed in running cold water for a few minutes. This procedure causes the skin temperature to drop faster, which prevents the burn from increasing and reaching deeper layers of the skin.
If there was sunburn due to exposure to the sun, it is advised to take a cold bath as it will relieve discomfort and prevent the skin from drying out even more.
2. Avoid hot spots and light sources
Staying in very hot places or sources of heat, such as getting into hot cars exposed to the sun, sauna, going to the beach or cooking in the oven, for example, should be avoided because they emit a kind of infrared radiation, and that is capable of stain the skin and impair its recovery.
In addition, it is also important to avoid sources of ultraviolet rays such as sun exposure, fluorescent lights or computer lights because this radiation is also capable of causing a dark spot at the burn site ..
3. Spend sunscreen on sunburn every 2 hours
It is important to keep affected skin protected from sun radiation with the use of sunscreen daily. In addition, it is recommended that the protector be retouched every 2 hours, whenever the region is exposed to the sun, for at least 6 months.
Learn how to choose the best sunscreen for every skin type.
4. Dressing the wound
If the burn has caused blisters or wounds, it is recommended to dress with gauze or other sterile material, changing it to each bath until the skin is sufficiently scarred to cover the area. This causes the pain to be calmed and facilitates the reconstruction of the skin.
In addition, it is very important not to remove the blisters or the crusts that form protect the skin that is regenerating, preventing infection and the formation of spots and scars. Check out how to properly make a bandage for each type of burn.
6. Spend moisturizing creams
Moisturizing the skin with specific creams is important so that the skin has nutrients for a good recovery. Thus, it is recommended to pass a moisturizer based on urea, hyaluronic acid, vitamin C or grape seed oils or almonds. Due to its strong moisturizing principles, always after bathing.
Another option is to pass baby baking creams, such as Bepantol or Hipoglós, for example, as it contains vitamins and moisturizing properties. Find out more options on how to treat sunburn.
7. Make a cosmetic treatment
When the stain or scar is already formed, in addition to the care to prevent it from worsening, it may be recommended to make an esthetic treatment with a dermatologist to remove these marks, such as:
- Use of whitening creams, such as Hydroquinone;
- Peeling with acids, treatments with laser or pulsed light;
- Microdermabrasion;
- Microagulamiento.
These treatments should be performed after the dermatologist's guidance, which will assess the skin conditions and the needs of each person. Learn more about recommended treatments on how to take dark patches of skin.
