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Saturday, January 11, 2014

2nd degree burns with blistering+

I have a second degree burn
It has drained - how long do it take for skin to come off so it can heal
Ms R L


Dear Ms R L
sorry to hear u have a burn,
2nd degree burn - the ones with the blister are usually superficial or not deep and normally take about 2 weeks to heal:
for more on 2nd degee superficial  burns- do read this post:
 
  http://asktheburnsurgeon.blogspot.in/2010/01/management-of-2nd-degree-superficial.html

best wishes
asktheburnsurgeon+

1 comment:

  1. Can you elaborate the difference between inflammation and burns?

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