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How long does it take a burn to heal?

When I was cooking hot dogs the pot tipped over and boiling water went all over my hands, they turned red and started burning, I ran them under cold water and put polysporn so how long will it take to heal? if it helps the water just statrted boiling

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    not easy to say without see your hands in person,

    If you hands dind't blister up I'd guess 7-10 days depending on your age,

    if you had blisters, I'd guess 10-25 days but it depends on the burn surface

    Source(s): Ex para-medic for 23 years
  • 5 years ago

    I burned myself with an iron on the utmost placing which i think of is warmer than a hair straightener and it substitute into healed actual interior of two weeks. i did no longer get a scab, yet that's probable because of the fact the burn substitute into on the palm of my hand. i'm uncertain how undesirable this scar is which you have, yet i'm specific it should not be there for something of your existence. Scars fade in time. reckoning on how undesirable that's now, it could or won't be long previous in 4 weeks, even yet it actual could have diminished. If this is nonetheless substantive then, in basic terms conceal it with makeup or positioned Mederma on it.. Mederma facilitates to vanish scars speedier.

  • It depends. If it is 1st degree, it could take a 2-3 weeks for it to completely heal. If it is 2nd degree, which it most likely is, it could take 1-2 weeks for it to heal completely, and 3rd degree it coukd take anywhere from 3 or 4 days to a week.

    Source(s): Nurse-in-training
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