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How do they treat blisters and burns?

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Symptomatically: Cool compresses and caring for the resultant wound/open skin is about all one can do.

Answered 8/26/2012

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Dr. Barry Press answered

Specializes in 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 12/9/2013

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