BAD Rug Burn

Absolutely use sunscreen!!! The previous post who mentioned zinc oxide is absolutely right. Zinc is a physical barrier and the sun cannot penetrate it like a chemical sunscreen.

The scars will eventually fade and go away just be diligent about sunscreen as the new skin will tan differently.

Children heal very well. If this is a one time thing, it should clear up just fine.

I do echo the sunscreen this summer. A cute brimmed hat will also help..

Our daughter knew, we never left the house without sunscreen, her hat and sunglasses as a child.. Of course we live in a very sunny place also.. ..

I have had so many different burns, rug or otherwise as have my kids, none of them are visible now.

Sounds like it is healing. Make sure he DOES NOT go outside without sunscreen, preferably the zinc. That area will be more sensitive to the sun rays and that can make scarring worse.

Secondly, vitamin E oil is magic. Use it daily. It is cheap and found in the vitamin section of the grocery or drug store.

You can't see my scar from a lump being removed from my upper thigh. I know where it is but no one would ever know I had a 1" incision there.

Of course, the most proactive thing you can do is have a dermatologist check it.

Good luck.

I've heard vitamin E works wonders on helping to repair skin, it can be applied externally, as well as used as a supplement.

For the record - I scalded my leg with hot tea in late January. You can still see where I was burned. Mine are taking an awful long time to recover.

Good luck to you and yours,
F. B.

Coconut oil. It's wonderful for scars.

My oldest fell out of a top-set swimming pool a couple of years ago and scraped his nose on the concrete. The scar lasted a whole Summer. It was gone by Fall.

Friends of ours have a daughter who was born with dwarfism. She could not crawl because her head was too large, arms too short. Typical of dwarfs, she adopted the "snow plow" manner of getting around, scooting on her forhead, pushing with her feet. Her forehead developed scabby skin, then a tough callous. After she learned to walk, her forehead returned to normal. It took a few months.

Also, my grandson took a bad fall a couple of years ago, major face-plant on blacktop. It took off large patches of skin, which scabbed and then turned pink. It looks completely normal now, except for a couple of spots where his cheek and forehead contain tiny specks of rock.

It just sounds like there might be some light scarring, but pinkness would indicate to me that there's new skin growing. It might take a while, but I wouldn't say "forever." Just give it time to heal. A month is nothing. Don't touch it or do anything to it. Just let it heal. He should only end up with a slight scar.

If it seems overly sensitive after it's had time to heal, see a dermatologist.

When my daughter was about 1 1/2, she threw a fit about wanting some juice... so she put her head down on the floor, (indoor-outdoor carpet, looked like a thick pad of felt) and scootched all over the kitchen, LR, and DR, throwing a fit.... her head had a huge rug burn... it looked like a big red burn in the middle of her forehead...

It took her a couple of other hissy fits to realize that it really did hurt...

btw... she never ended up with a scar from it, and she is now 30 years old.....