A 31-year-old member asked:
grease burn blister, he wants to bust it, what do you advise?
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Dr. Barry Press answered
44 years experience Plastic Surgery
Keep it clean: My recommendation is to always remove blisters. This will allow any topical medication to reach the actual wound. Also, the presence of a blister denotes a partial thickness injury. If the blister becomes infected, this can rapidly progress to a full-thickness wound. Removing the blister eliminates this possibility, allows direct inspection of the wound.
Answered on Nov 28, 2017
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