Suggest Treatment For Burns On The Foot

Posted on Sat, 24 Jun 2017

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Sat, 24 Jun 2017 Answered on

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 Last reviewed on

Question : Spilled hot water on my foot and skin came off a burn site should I cover with gauze and treat with a Salve like neosporin or leave dry

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Keep the area covered

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic,

If I were your treating doctor I would recommend you to apply a topical antibiotic like Neosporin ointment over the burn site and keep it covered.

Feel free to ask further.

Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee