Sun Burn Treatment
Home care starts before a sunburn. If you are prepared before going out in the sun, you probably won’t need these tips and techniques.
Immediate self-care is aimed at stopping the UV radiation. Get out of the sun Cover exposed skin Get out of the tanning bed Relief of the discomfort becomes important. Medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen are useful, especially when started early. For mild sunburn, cool compresses with equal parts of milk and water may suffice. You may also use cold compresses with Burow solution. You can buy this at a drugstore. Dissolve 1 packet in 1 pint of water. Soak gauze or a soft clean cloth in it. Gently wring out the cloth and apply to the sunburned area for 15-20 minutes. Change or refresh the cloth and solution every 2-3 hours. Anyone raised in a beach community knows the secret of aloe-based lotions. There are many commercially available types. Ask the pharmacist at your local drugstore. Tearing apart your aloe plant in the yard and applying the cool jellylike substance inside the leaves is no longer necessary. Cool (not ice cold) baths may help. Avoid bath salts, oils, and perfumes because these may produce sensitivity reactions. Avoid scrubbing the skin or shaving the skin. Use soft towels to gently dry yourself. Don’t rub. Use a light, fragrance-free skin moisturizer. Avoid lotions that contain topical anesthetic medications because you can become sensitized and then allergic to that medicine. Obviously, stay out of the sun while you are sunburned.
Medical Treatment
Silver sulfadiazine (1% cream, Thermazene) can be used for treatment of sunburn with appropriate cautions about use on the face.
If your case is mild and not life threatening, the doctor may simply suggest plenty of fluids, aspirin, or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications.
Additional topical measures such as cool compresses, Burow solution soaks, or high-quality moisturizing creams and lotions may be prescribed.
If your case is severe enough, oral steroid therapy (cortisonelike medications) may be prescribed for several days. Steroid creams placed on the skin show minimal to no benefit.
Stronger pain-relieving medication may be prescribed in certain cases.
If you have blistering, steroids may be withheld to avoid an increased risk of infection. If you are dehydrated or suffering from heat stress, IV fluids will be given, and you may be admitted to the hospital. People with very severe cases may be transferred to the hospital’s burn unit.
Other Sun Related Skin damages
Age Spots
Lentigines (age spots) and ephelides (freckles) are tan, brown or black spots that appear over time on sun exposed areas of skin. These spots are common on the back of the hand, face and legs. Those who tan extensively will also have them over the shoulders, back, chest and many other areas of skin. Lentigines are superficial collections of skin pigment called melanin -the pigmented cells in your skin- which have accumulated within the top layer of skin called the epidermis. Ephelides are common in lighter type skin in individuals who sunburn easily. Lentigines usually appear later in life and can occur in all skin types.
Unprotected skin, on being excessively exposed to UV rays- whether from a tanning booth, a sunlamp or years of going without sunscreen, protects itself by producing an overabundance of melanin - resulting in uneven patches. Age spots or lentigos and seborrhoeic keratoses are brown patches which commonly appear on the back of the hands the face and the back this pigment is deposited as a form of response to injury just like a scar is a response to a cut.
Actinic Keratosis
Actinic keratosis is one of the most common sun-induced pre-cancerous skin lesions and precursor of squamous cell carcinoma as well as basal cell carcinoma.
Regression of actinic keratosis occurs when sun exposure is decreased and mild lesions are healed.
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