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A member asked:
2nd degree burn is blistering? should we pop the blisters and remove the skin?
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NO: Just let your body's own healing mechanisms play out. There's no benefit from bursting the blisters, and you could actually be doing yourself a disservice. Good luck.
Answered 9/28/2016
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