Posts Tagged ‘exposure’
Burns
July 7th, 2009 | Author: Dr. Fea - Skin Care Specialist
Burns caused by exposure to high temperatures. Depth from entering burning depends on the intensity and duration of exposure.
Clinic, burns manifest differently depending on the depth of lesions. Describe the following degrees of burns:
Degree burns: the area affected is becoming red and eventually swell and is painful. Heal in a few days, passing through a stage of peeling. The area may remain intensely colored, and after healing.
Degree burns II presents more bubbles (Basic) that occur immediately or several hours after exposure and can break giving rise to erosion of what is covered husk. Healing is usually slower.
III degree burns interested deeper layers of the skin. Healing occurs with characteristic scars.
Prognosis of burns depends on their degree, but the size of area affected, patient age, preexisting diseases or the occurrence of secondary infections.
Local treatment in burns of grade I and II can begin showing the affected area with water-jet low pressure (possibly diluted alcohol), a measure that can be applied immediately the patient himself. Continued use may be in the degree burns, cortical in the form of creams, sprays or lotions. In case of burns of grade II bubbles intact, they will not be open but, at most, punction with a sterile needle. Areas have to be washed with antiseptic solution and then applied to cortical topic in combination with antiseptics or antibiotics.
Sunburn
July 5th, 2009 | Author: Dr. Fea - Skin Care Specialist
Benefits rationale and correct exposure to the sun are well known. Besides the aesthetic or psychological order (exposure to the sun with a favored role in combating depressive states), it encourages the synthesis of vitamin D, thus intervening in combat rickets (in children), a osteomalaciei (adult) – by promoting calcium absorption and phosphorus from food and fixing their bones.But prolonged exposure may be a risk factor for the occurrence of certain diseases with long evolution (eg skin cancer) or of the immediate problems of the skin (sunburn) or exacerbate an existing pathological condition (eg disease cardio-vascular diseases, autoimmune diseases – systemic lupus erythematosus or different colagenoses).
Sunburn can damage your skin and too much exposure to sun also can lead to skin cancer. Yes, i repeated myself in order for you to understand the importance of taking care of your skin. Pay more attention skin problem and buy sun protection products.