Second-degree burns typically heal in 1-3 weeks ... Even if you don't have a scar, you may notice that your skin becomes lighter or darker in the area where the burn occurred.

A 12-year-old boy from Tifton, Georgia suffered second-degree burns after friends poured hot water on his face during a ...

The child dozed off at his neighbour’s apartment when his three friends, aged between 12 and 15, thought it would be a funny ...

Fractional CO2 laser therapy improved mature hypertrophic burn scars, reducing vascularity, pigmentation, and pliability ...

The three boys who poured scalding water on the pre-teen were arrested but later released to their families while they wait ...

“Come to find out it’s 2nd degree burn with possibility of some 3rd degree burns. Now starts the process of hoping and praying that his body does what it needs to to heal properly ...

The skin was ulcerated (Figure 1), and second-degree burn scars developed ... Bodily pigment must be protected. Burn scars are caused by secondary wound healing. They give rise to a slightly ...

Second-degree burns often take two to three weeks to heal and usually leave a scar, according to Medical News Today. The family fell on tough times after they stopped working because of the ...

One of the boys, believing it a harmless prank, poured hot water on the 12-year-old, causing severe second-degree burns, ...

A 12-year-old boy in the US suffered severe burns and was hospitalised after his friends allegedly tossed scalding water on his face as he slept during a sleepover prank gone wrong.