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How Long Will The Skin Take To Turn Normal After A Sunburn?
I had sunburn on my face, it wasn t severe or anything. But two days afterwards, I picked at a scab on my nose, I got it off but it hurt taking it off. And today, most of my sunburn peeled away by itself but the spot that I peeled the scab from is just a red mark of the scab, how long will my skin turn normal again?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi....thanks for sharing your problem...
I can understand your concern..
The sunburn you got is almost heald..the red area will be alright in a week...you should do wash it and apply some soothing cream...do use sunblock when going out in the sun again as this area get more melanine pigmentation when exposed to sun......
Hope everything will be fine in a week...thanks
Dr ihsan
I can understand your concern..
The sunburn you got is almost heald..the red area will be alright in a week...you should do wash it and apply some soothing cream...do use sunblock when going out in the sun again as this area get more melanine pigmentation when exposed to sun......
Hope everything will be fine in a week...thanks
Dr ihsan
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