Burn Wounds

[cancer]

On November 21st, I was burned on my feet with second degree burns. I have many blisters, and in one area my skin is really white, (the underlying layer of skin). I really have no clue how long these wounds will take to heal. Does anyone have any idea where I can find information on how long burn wounds take to heal or anything? Thanks.

[Raina]

[COLOR=Blue]I still have a burn mark from when I was 1 year old. (I'll be 20 this Wednesday) It's really faint, but it's still there. I got it jumping over the iron... pretty stupid, huh?

Anyway, I couldn't find a site for you that says how long it takes burns to heal. But here's a site that has some information about them.

[URL=http://naturalhealth.ninemsn.com.au/Conditions/Detail.aspx?ConditionId=1316]http://naturalhealth.ninemsn.com.au/Conditions/Detail.aspx?ConditionId=1316[/URL]

I'm not really sure that it would help. But I hope it does.[/COLOR]

[Raiyuu]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS]It depends largely on how quickly the burns were cooled after you got them. If you burned yourself and were dunked immediately into a cool bath you'd probably get minimal scarring, and the longer you left them untreated, the more permanent damage there's likely to be.

Unfortunately burns often leave at least some scarring. When you say 'how long do they take to heal', do you mean how long until no trace remains, or how long until they stop weeping/no longer need dressing? Because it takes a fair while longer for all traces to disappear than for them to be (in medical terms) 'healed'.[/FONT]

[Veritas]

[size=1][color=gray]It really depends because burns can vary greatly, and then it seems certain people heal faster than others. [/color][/size]
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[size=1][color=gray]I burned both calves of my legs back in April, 2cd and 3rd degree burns. I was able to go to a really good burn unit that we have fairly close by, but all in all it took me about 3 months to get skin back. Though the skin was paper thin and very sensitive, (still is). I am very fortunate though, one I healed extremely quick for my case, the doctors were quite impressed, and two I have a very small amount of scarring, though it still comprises a large part of my legs.[/color][/size]

[Gavin]

[SIZE=1]Interesting, most interesting.[/SIZE]

[QUOTE=Raiyuu][FONT=Trebuchet MS]It depends largely on how quickly the burns were cooled after you got them. If you burned yourself and were dunked immediately into a cool bath you'd probably get minimal scarring, and the longer you left them untreated, the more permanent damage there's likely to be.

Unfortunately burns often leave at least some scarring. When you say 'how long do they take to heal', do you mean how long until no trace remains, or how long until they stop weeping/no longer need dressing? Because it takes a fair while longer for all traces to disappear than for them to be (in medical terms) 'healed'.[/FONT][/QUOTE]

[SIZE=1]Raiyuu has pretty much summed up what I was going to say, the longer it takes for the burns to be treated, the worse the scarring is going to be, though by the sound of the OP his burns were treated fairly quickly.

I have a burn on my hand I got from candle wax and though it's about five years old at this stage the scar tissue is still visible although faded, and I don't think it will ever heal fully.[/SIZE]

[cancer]

Yes, I'm wondering how long it will take on average for it to stop weeping and stop needing dressed. I'm not concerned about the scarring. Thanks.

[Aaryanna]

[COLOR=DarkOrchid]Seems to me that the easiest way to find out would be to go and see a doctor about it. Someone who would actually know what they are talking about, if you haven't already that is. Any knowledge I have would come from minor sunburns I've gotten or articles on the net.

I did get a few sunburns that blistered over the summer, but most of them healed within a week. I don't know enough to say if your burns will heal in that time frame or take longer.[/COLOR]