How do you know what degree burn it is?!
Question: How do you know what degree burn it is?
Answers:
The best way I can tell you is this. Sun burn is usually a first degree burn--Red painful tender to the touch is first degree. There are plenty of different things you can buy for it. I would recommend almost anything with Aloe Vera and little if any alcohol. That will dry your skin. If it blisters it is a second degree burn and what ever you do DO NOT pop the blisters, let it heal by itself. You are risking an infection if you do. Aloe Vera ointment is the best stuff I have found for second degree burns, which is what it sounds like you have. You do not need to see a Dr. for second degree burn unless you get an infection. If the area is charred and blackened that is third degree burn and must be seen by a Dr. at once. Use caution when you peel the healing burn that you only remove the dead skin. Personally I say let your body do its' own thing and leave it well enough alone.
SFC US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES MEDIC RETIRED
The worse the Burn the Higher the Risk of Infection and Gangrene
Lack of sensation is Never good , could be a sign or nerve damage or the body starting to reject the area
Doctors remove limbs for gangrene, if they can not save area,
Are you sure you don't want to go to a Doctor
Gangrene leads to Blood poisoning and Death
But here is a web site talking about Degrees of Burns
http://burnsurvivorsttw.org/burns/degree…
Seeking medical help will reduce the chances of scaring
by how nasty it looks and how much it hurts