my mom says the blisters that popped up all over my sunburn are helping it heal. my sister says to pop them. why are they there, really? what does it mean to break out in blisters from a burn? can you pop them and if not how do you get rid of them?
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Having blisters on a sunburn means having serious burn!! You should see a surgeon, and in the meantime put the cold bandage on it- DON'T break out blisters, because they can get infected!!.Trust me- I'm a surgeon myself, I know what I am talking about. See a surgeon today!
Do not pop them. This is part of the healing process and if you pop them, you risk having a mrk on your skin afterwards. Leave them alone, they'll go away in a couple of days max.
Blisters indicate that you have seriously damaged the skin! Do not pop them, if you do you will be left with a raw and very sore open wound which will be prone to infection. Get some aloe vera gel and put on them and leave them to go on their own. In future take more care, by letting you skin burn you are putting yourself at risk of skin cancer in the future. Invest in a good quality sun cream with a high protection factor, stay out of the midday sun and cover up. Don't forget to reapply sun cream regularly as per instructions on the packaging.
First off, you are damaging your skin. If you are talking the small little (painless) blisters that sometimes develop on the skin are formed my skin fluids not getting out through the pours. Regular blisters from to much sun are burns and should be treated as severe burns. You should never pop blisters they will leave scarring and could become infected. They will return to normal and dry out.
I am not sure about the technical reasons why blisters form, but if they do, you have a pretty bad burn. Blisters are filled with fluid that protects your new skin below them. Popping them could expose that new skin to infection. They will likely dry up on their own in a few days, depending on how big they are and how bad the burn is.
Blisters and scabs are natural phases in healing, if you pop them you increase your chances of scarring.My Brother-in-law had a motorcycle accident and suffered from very bad scrapes all over his body, he did not remove a single scab and he now has no scars. Keep that in mind ;)
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