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Suggest Treatment For Post Brun Scars

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Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2014
Question: Doctor, A month back Hot water fell on my hand and got burnt. it was a right hand and was burnt from wrist upto the elbow. Now i have recovered the same but have pink and white skin patch all around. Plz advise whether this spot will fade out in some time orelse will become a permanent scar. Also advise necessary medication to get rid from scar if persist.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (8 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Use a moderately potent topical steroid cream Detailed Answer: Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic. I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your concern and I have understood it. Post-Inflammatory Hypopigmentation/De-pigmentation is common complication that is encountered after skin denudation, sustained either in a road side accident OR more commonly after a skin burn Now that your wound is healed, you could begin with an application of a moderately potent topical steroid e.g Fluticasone propionate (flutivate cream), twice daily over the depigmented area for 4-6 weeks. By that time, you would notice perifollicular re-pigmentation around hair follicles, which will subsequently spread to cover the whole depigmented area, gradually. Wish you a speedy recovery. regards
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Suggest Treatment For Post Brun Scars

Brief Answer: Use a moderately potent topical steroid cream Detailed Answer: Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic. I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your concern and I have understood it. Post-Inflammatory Hypopigmentation/De-pigmentation is common complication that is encountered after skin denudation, sustained either in a road side accident OR more commonly after a skin burn Now that your wound is healed, you could begin with an application of a moderately potent topical steroid e.g Fluticasone propionate (flutivate cream), twice daily over the depigmented area for 4-6 weeks. By that time, you would notice perifollicular re-pigmentation around hair follicles, which will subsequently spread to cover the whole depigmented area, gradually. Wish you a speedy recovery. regards