My babysitter was carrying my six month old and trying to put away the ironing board and iron at the same time yesterday. Very stupid, and she feels terrible of course because as a result, DS has a burn the size of a finger nail on his leg. She ran water over his leg for a few minutes, probably not long enough. It blistered but the blister burst. When I arrived home 15 minutes after it happened, I covered it in Burnshield (jelly pad) and a bandage.
The local surgery's nurse had a look at it and told me to keep it open to the air and clean. She also suggested it would scar. I'm furious that this hapoened in the first place, but the idea that it will leave a permanent scar just breaks my heart. The nurse suggested squeezing vitamin e capsules on to the wound to reduce scarring. I've been to Dr Google and have read mixed reports on this. Has anyone used this successfully? Can anyone recommend any other product? Or should I just be leaving it alone? Having done some research I am now not sure whether I am supposed to keep the wound/ skin soft or let it dry out. Any advice anyone?
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What can I use on a bad burn to reduce scarring?
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Peelay · 21/09/2011 15:27
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