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Any Suggestion For Having Flaking And Pain On Scratching Hair?

I recently got very sunburnt on the top of my head, i stupidly forgot to wear a hat while at a music festival in Australia. As a result i had severe flaking and quite a lot of pain in the part of my hair, when i scratched it, it would secrete a a sticky substance, i stopped making contact with it and put an after sun aloe vera gel on it, since then it has improved. I was wondering is there anything else i should do to make it better?
posted on Sat, 22 Mar 2014
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i,

I can understand your concern for flaking and pain on scratching hair.

In my view correlating with the facts you have provided it appears to be allergic dermatitis of the area due to sun light.

I suggest you to meet a dermatologist to for proper therapy. In between you should avoid sun exposure and friction to the area properly. If I were your dermatologist then presumptively would have preferred to apply fluticasone with mupirocin cream. You can take an antihistamine such as loratadine for twice a day if itching is present.

Do not try to pinch, pop or squeeze the area as it may cause secondary infection of the area.

All the best
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Any Suggestion For Having Flaking And Pain On Scratching Hair?

i, I can understand your concern for flaking and pain on scratching hair. In my view correlating with the facts you have provided it appears to be allergic dermatitis of the area due to sun light. I suggest you to meet a dermatologist to for proper therapy. In between you should avoid sun exposure and friction to the area properly. If I were your dermatologist then presumptively would have preferred to apply fluticasone with mupirocin cream. You can take an antihistamine such as loratadine for twice a day if itching is present. Do not try to pinch, pop or squeeze the area as it may cause secondary infection of the area. All the best