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Hi my husband burnt his face with hot water, been to the hospital and they said put vasaline on it. will it heal properly?
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Sounds like: Your husband probably had first degree burns. It is a partial thickness burn, meaning that the underlying deep skin cells in the dermis are intact. It should heal without problems, but give it some time.
Answered 9/29/2016
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