This image displays a woman with a mild sunburn on her chest. This image displays a sunburn. If this person wore more than a watch, such as sunscreen, she would have not gotten a sunburn. This image displays a sunburn. This image displays a sunburn on a patient who wore shoes but no sunblock.
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Sunburn  Teen information

Picture of Sunburn: This image displays a woman with a mild sunburn on her chest. Divider line
This image displays a woman with a mild sunburn on her chest.
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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
In addition to medicine (usually non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for pain relief, for severe burns, a doctor might prescribe prednisone, an oral steroid, to help reduce the inflammation.


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