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Burned my finger with curling iron. i put it under cold water, put vaseline and covered it with a bandaid. what else should i do? i had one before it turned into an open wound with infection, i want to avoid that from happening this time?
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Keep it clean and cover with bandaid. Get a safer curling iron.
Answered 10/18/2022
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