Conditions
Sunburn
You make enjoy eating lobster, but you certainly won’t enjoy looking like one. Sunburn is caused by ultraviolet (UV) light overheating and blistering your skin. Your skin produces melanin to protect itself against the sun’s harmful rays, but though you see this as suntan, it cannot protect you against the sun’s other harmful side effects, such as premature ageing and skin cancer. Whilst redness and blistering of the skin are common, sunburn can also cause dizziness and headaches, as well as making you feel sick and lethargic. This is not the best way to spend your holiday. If you’ve already baked yourself and are looking for treatment then you should cool the skin by sponging it with tepid water and drink plenty of water to replace the lost fluid. You can also apply moisturiser and after sun cream to relieve the tightness, but if your burn is severe you may need to see your GP.
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I am 48 and 5 yrs ago I got pigmentation on my face. Also found out that my sibblings also had the same problem . But I've got it bad. I'm not one for sunbathing and have never used a sun bed .but do come from a mixed back ground ,I've tryed different brands that say will fade this even makeups that supose to hide this now I feel may be lazer may help but is it safe.
Im 13 years old, and have sunburn all over my body.Its so bad i cant even put on my bra.I have school as well, and dont want to go until i can at least put on my bra. I also cant manage people touching, poking or even hugging me. My burns happened 2 days ago and i am still hurting so much.I really dont know what to do, i have tried using after sun but it doesn't work and my skin is really dry now.I cant sleep at night on my back, and i also have sunburn on my belly, so i hardly get any sleep at all. I really dont know what to do, please help me!
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Is there any cure for an Asian skin with hyper pigmentation?
I am naturally pale and freckly and have been badly sunburned in the past (as a child before it was realised how bad it was). I am going on holiday to Greece in June and don't want to burn again but do want to spend time outdoors. Would using a sunbed a couple of times (I have no intention of becoming a wrinkly piece of leather) to get a slight tan, help protect my skin for when I go abroad? I already have my factor 50 for when I get there......
last summer i went to the beach and ended up with 2nd degree burns! the most painful burn, it hurt so bad, could hardly move and when i did it hurt i cried, i went to dcoctors cause the blisters got really big and my dog jumped on me and burst the blister on my shoulder which extremely hurt, i was only 15!! i got prescribed flamazin cream which helped heaps, it was all down my chest, neck and back, so painful, the sorest thing in my life, after putting the cream on my skin turned green and started becoming crusty, it was disgusting, then it peeled off now my skin is not the same, i dont think it will ever be again!!, just saying it hurt like hell, remember to put sun cream on!!
My daughter is 14 and went on hol a couple of years ago, when she came back she was a lovely tanned colour and as the tan faded part of the skin on her forehead stayed darker than the rest it's still like this now, i watched embarrasing bodies a few weeks ago and this condition has a name but cant remember what it is and she would love to know the name of it can someone plz tell me so i can tell her Thanks
hey ya im 15 and 2 year ago i got badly burt and i got a lot of blisters on my back now there are a lot or freckles on it i was just wondering is the anything i can do about it
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I have a Birthmark on my forehead and have recently started having sunbeds to get a base tan before my holiday, but since i have been having the sunbeds my forehead has become itchy and sore, there is no redness! Shoukd i be worried?
im 15 and i hate hot weather and the sun its hard for me to go out in the sun as i burn easyily, i even burn under certain lights witch means i have to wear sunscreen everyday. i tend to cover up when i am in the sun witch is unconftible but i have to as even with sunscreen on i tend to blister and burn. my mum says its due to my pale skin but surely i shouldnt burn under normal house lights. this is really effecting my self esteam even though i try not to care its hard when you have blisters under yous eyes and cheeks. is this normal to burn under house hold lights and is it due to my fair skin? or is something wrong with me?
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I have a question. I went abroad on holiday in the summer, it was the first time i have been abroad. I did but sunscreen on but may have not but enough on.My arms got burn badly and peeled really bad. I have now got really bad scars all over my arms that are very embarrasing. I am 14 and will now never show my arms, is they any thing i can do to help?
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