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A 23-year-old male asked:
I put local anesthetic and polysporin (bacitracin and polymyxin) on the site of a burn. after a day, now the pain is gone but there are bubbles on my skin. what should i do?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Antonio Bunker-Huertasanswered
Internal Medicine 21 years experience
Skin burn: Use silvadene (silver sulfadiazine) cream three times a day over the area for a couple days. Keep the area clean and dry. Clean it with saline. Make sure to let your doctor know to keep an eye on the wound to make sure there arent any signs of infection.
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Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Observe: Could be a 2nd degree burn, which is normal to have blistering. If pain improving, can give it a day or two and see if they reabsorb on their own.
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Last updated Feb 15, 2013
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