Blisters from a moderate to severe burn may take a few days to show up on the skin. Since blisters are usually the sign of a moderate or severe burn, they might take 7 to 10 days to heal.

as sunburn, overheating, and dehydration can lead to severe health complications. Although experts recommend minimizing the use of sunscreen for infants under 6 months, there are other ways to ...

Even one blister sunburn in childhood or adolescence can double the chance of developing melanoma in the future. The more the skin gets sunburned, the greater the risk of developing skin cancer.

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and NTU Singapore have discovered that RNA damage, not DNA damage, is the real trigger for the acute effects of sunburn. This new understanding ...