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What Causes The Peeling Of Skin On Nose And Cheeks?

ay I know: Stupid. But I did. I got this sunburn about 2-3 days ago and my nose was rough and felt horrible when I moved it. Just a few minutes ago I noticed that I could peel the brownish rough skin off and guess what, I did. now it s pinkish red and hurts! I peeled all the skin off my nose but still have some of the same skin on my cheeks and a little between my eyebrows. I am using Fenistil gel but it hurts so badly.. please help am so scared that i will get a multi-color nose then
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
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Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic

Peeling after a sunburn is part of the healing process.
The new skin that will reveal itself after a sun burn would be pink and sensitive and therefore might get irritated easily.
Don't take off the dead skin forcibly; let it come off by itself.
You may use a bland moisturizer e.g vaseline, twice daily, till the whole of skin peels off.
Alternatively, you may also use an OTC topical steroid e.g cortisone cream, twice daily for a few days.
Always use a broad spectrum sunscreen whenever out in the sun and reapply every 2-3 hours.

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What Causes The Peeling Of Skin On Nose And Cheeks?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic Peeling after a sunburn is part of the healing process. The new skin that will reveal itself after a sun burn would be pink and sensitive and therefore might get irritated easily. Don t take off the dead skin forcibly; let it come off by itself. You may use a bland moisturizer e.g vaseline, twice daily, till the whole of skin peels off. Alternatively, you may also use an OTC topical steroid e.g cortisone cream, twice daily for a few days. Always use a broad spectrum sunscreen whenever out in the sun and reapply every 2-3 hours. Regards