Burnt hand...cont.?!
Question:
Burnt hand...cont.?
hi,
five days ago, i burnt the back of my hand, with hair removing wax, so i put it under running water, and peeled of the wax, some of my skin came off, now it's heeling well, but my question is, the part where my skin did not peel, i had blisters, then, they were popped accidentally but i have no infection or anything, but the skin where the blisters were, is totally brown, so would my skin stay brown, after it heals, or how would it heal now? because it looks gross to have a brown scar on my hand.
Answers:
It's most likely dead skin so it will go away on its own. You shouldn't be left with much, if any scarring, however it will take a while before any discoloration goes away. If anything, once the dead brown skin goes away, you'll have some pinkish, sensitive new skin underneath. The skin will eventually fall away on its own...don't pick at it otherwise the new skin underneath will come out too soon and won't be ready. Neosporin is great for burns. Working in a pizza house for many years and having numerous oven burns on hands and arms, I learned that it helps and keeps aways infections too! Good luck!