A member asked:

Got burn from the steam coming from my pot fingers are blistered, swollen and full of puss what should i do?

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Doctor can evaluate: A doctor should examine the skin, checking it for infection. The skin in a 3rd degree burn is cooked and is dead, so the scarring needs to be cared for by the specialist. With 2nd degree burns, which is more likely with a steam burn during cooking, the skin under the blister is alive and trying to heal. A popped or unpopped blister should both heal ok, if kept free of infection.

Answered 8/16/2015

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