50%! are you insane?. People have gotten 3rd degree burns from 30%. If I were you, I'd see my doctor immediately and in the meantime, stop picking!. You run a great risk of permanent scarring (if you haven't already).

You need to go and see a dermatologist ASAP.

I'm going to head up to the er and let them see it.

They said i had 1st and 2nd degree burns.

Second degree burns aren't notorious for scaring, they may leave you with some marks for quite a little while, but they should eventually resolve and heal up good! Just make sure you keep everything clean, possibly even use some antibiotic ointment, and dont pick at it!

Hope everything heals up well! and I guess you can take this as a lesson learned ahah ; p

Thanks you guys think i should still see a dermatologist ? I've been keeping it wet putting bacitracin on it. how long until the pinkness fades away do you think?

If you want to be safe about things, and just to make sure, then you could see a dermatologist.. theres not a whole lot they could do, but they would be more able to predict the outcome, and how it would heal. Personally I think the pink will fade in the matter of a week or two, but you will be left with a temporary light red hyperpigmentation, that will slowly fade to normal over a couple months.

How long do you think it will be before i can tan again?

I would definitely wait till it was 100% healed, and there was absolutely no rawness to the burn whatsoever.. even then I would give it a couple weeks after that just to be certain!

here's the other side it's not nearly as bad.

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How long do you think it will be before i can tan again?

 

Consult a dermatologist about tanning due to the risk of hyper pigmentation.

your skin looked good to begin with ...

i suggest you purchase polysporin regular formula and apply a layer over the pink areas

also purchase La Roche Posay's Cicaplast Skin Recovery Accelerator or simply "Cicaplast" (pretty famous, found in beauty departments usually; in canada, it is available at london drugs) and apply it to skin that is not pink and also to the scabs that will eventually form over the pink areas

do not pick at scabs

this should increase the healing speed and quality of the tissue (decrease chance of skin atrophy)

good luck!

Do you still have some scabs left, or are those dark patches hyperpigmentation?

Anyhow, I'd recommend that if you can afford to spend around $150, get Terproline Professional (it seems to be cheaper on the website if you choose euro currency). It's meant for healing burns and damaged skin and is very gentle. I'd use it twice a day and try to keep the area moisturized. Please be very careful about washing or touching your damaged areas. Don't scrub, just gently pat on the skin when washing or drying your skin. When you're in the shower, don't let water fall directly on your face.

If you can't afford Terproline, then Brawn's recommendations seemed very good as well. Even if you do end up ordering it, it would be a good idea to get Polysporin and use that while you're waiting for Terproline to be shipped. Be very gentle and patient with your skin from now on, and don't do use anything harsh on it until your skin has completely recovered.

Good luck!

Thanks I'm going to go see a dermatologist next wednesday.

What about Mederma or dr sheffields scar gel ? i Have both of those and how long should i put bacatracin on before i stop and start using a different scar cream or should i use both?

I think most scar gels are meant to prevent hypertrophic scarring. If your scarring looks indented, then definitely do not use Mederma.

I went and got some burn jel plus it has vitamin e and tea tree oil in it can i use this with bactracin or should i just use the bactracin until the scab falls of then use the burn jel? Thanks everyone for your help this has been a tough time for me.

I really don't know about the products you're asking about, sorry. Maybe you should try to consult a derm and ask him how to treat the burns.

Here's an updated picture i just took I've only been putting on bactracin and haven't picked it anymore little pieces of the scab did come off when i was putting the ointment on tho. To me it's looking better and i am thankful for that. I think I'm just gonna continue to use the bactracin until the scab come completely off. Then maybe I'll try the vitamin e tea tree oil cream.

Also when i go to bed should i put a bandage over it to keep the moist? I have been waking up 3 or 4 times during the night to reapply it and try keeping it moist.