Patient's question:
A child suffered a burn on the inner thigh the size of an adult's palm, and it has been over a month with no improvement. I don't know how to make it heal faster and form a scar. I'm quite worried. How should I properly treat a child's burn to heal quickly?Doctor's answer:
If a child is burned, the first step is to use scissors to cut off the burned part of the child's clothing to expose the skin. If the child's skin peels, soak the child's skin in cold water to minimize the severity of the burn and reduce the extent of the injury. Then, seek medical treatment at the burn department of the hospital in a timely manner. If the blisters break, it is necessary to clean and disinfect the wound to prevent infection. It can be used together with burn cream and bandages to prevent infection.