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A member asked:

About a week ago i went to the beach and got sunburnt. i didn't peel but these white patches on my stomach appeared and their still there.

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Dr. David Kam answered

Sunburn: Dead skin from sunburn will eventually exfoliate. Use Noxzema cream can help the pain if any.

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Answered 1/4/2016

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