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Was exposed to the sun 3hrs wout sunblock, my face got burned & turned red.im putting calmskin but not gettn better.plz help.

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Dr. Elliot Duboys answered

Time: Sounds like you had a bad burn. Did it blister? Wait it out - you don't state how long it has been since the sun exposure and the time you wrote the question.

Dr Krishnamurthy agreed

Answered 3/3/2018

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A member asked:

Was exposed to the sun 3hrs wout sunblock, my face got burned & turned red.im putting calmskin but not gettn better.plz help.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Elliot Duboys answered

Dr Krishnamurthy agreed

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