radiation burns to face

friend of Bill
friend of Bill Member Posts: 87
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
New to this forum, glad to find you.

17 months past chemo and 39 radiation treatments for neck (tonsil bed with mets to a lymph node), still have red, splotchy, painless burns on face. Do they go away? Does anything promote healing? Thanks.

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  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #2
    Friend of Bill
    Welcome to CSN.

    We are all different on how well we heal after treatment, some of us do very well and heal fast while other take a very long time. Most of my problems were gone about 4 to 6 months after the treatment stopped but would have an out brake every now and then as the body may take a while to purge all the radiation & chemo out.

    To be on the safe side check with your ENT about it if he thinks it normal ask him if there are any cleanser he would suggest to help your body get rid of the toxins from the rad & chemo.

    Take care my friend
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member
    #3
    Hondo said:

    Friend of Bill
    Welcome to CSN.

    We are all different on how well we heal after treatment, some of us do very well and heal fast while other take a very long time. Most of my problems were gone about 4 to 6 months after the treatment stopped but would have an out brake every now and then as the body may take a while to purge all the radiation & chemo out.

    To be on the safe side check with your ENT about it if he thinks it normal ask him if there are any cleanser he would suggest to help your body get rid of the toxins from the rad & chemo.

    Take care my friend

    minor redness
    Little less than a year after my last rad- still have a minor amount on my neck- but not on my face. Only notice it, visually.

    kcass
  • Fire34
    Fire34 Member Posts: 365
    #4
    Kent Cass said:

    minor redness
    Little less than a year after my last rad- still have a minor amount on my neck- but not on my face. Only notice it, visually.

    kcass

    Burns
    Bill
    I hag almost second dgree burns to my neck. The hospital gave us Aquaphor a vaseline like ointment that soothed and healed my burns very well. We put it on and rapped it up to keep the heat from the burns working it in. My wife is jealous how smooth my neck is now Best wishes
    Dave
  • deb5fun
    deb5fun Member Posts: 4
    #5
    Fire34 said:

    Burns
    Bill
    I hag almost second dgree burns to my neck. The hospital gave us Aquaphor a vaseline like ointment that soothed and healed my burns very well. We put it on and rapped it up to keep the heat from the burns working it in. My wife is jealous how smooth my neck is now Best wishes
    Dave

    it heals, mostly
    I, too, used Aquaphor. It helped immensely. I used clear aloe gel when the burns were bad, and since I have pretty sensitive skin to start with, always use a really mild soap. My neck was the worst after my treatments, but now it seems to just be a little darker on the one side. I guess it all takes time.
  • SIRENAF42
    SIRENAF42 Member Posts: 202
    #6
    deb5fun said:

    it heals, mostly
    I, too, used Aquaphor. It helped immensely. I used clear aloe gel when the burns were bad, and since I have pretty sensitive skin to start with, always use a really mild soap. My neck was the worst after my treatments, but now it seems to just be a little darker on the one side. I guess it all takes time.

    Skin
    I used 100% natural aloe gel immediately after each radiation treatment. Before I went to bed I loaded up on the aquaphor. I truly belive those two combinations saved my skin. I have more freckles on one side now :) but I am happy with my skin.
  • friend of Bill
    friend of Bill Member Posts: 87
    #7
    facial burns
    Thanks so much for the input. Started Aquaphor. It tingles which gives me hope something is going on under the crimson.
  • staceya
    staceya Member Posts: 720
    #8
    friend of Bill said:

    facial burns
    Thanks so much for the input. Started Aquaphor. It tingles which gives me hope something is going on under the crimson.

    Neck
    My neck ulcerated a few weeks ago despite the aloe and the aquaphor. Everything opened up, but it is now healed. I checked in with a wound care team at the hospital and had to do some debridement at home. (removal of the dead tissue/exudate) It was very painful, but it is all healed now, but discolored, hopefully that will fade...
  • Terisita
    Terisita Member Posts: 12
    #9
    Looking for current persons with facial burns

    Had 18 of prescribed 20 Radiation treatments, Raw, Ozing and in pain. Used Aloe, Aquaphor, and Silvidine, no relief. Not sure I will do last 2 treatments. Inside of Nostrils raw, bloody noses and headaches. Help anyone

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