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What did you use for the skin and neck burn during radiation?

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2 - 50 gram & 1 250 gram containers.
Margi,
I had neck burn delux and it was the most painful part of my treatment.
I used Silver Sulfadiazine Cream with great success. As long as I used it I had no pain.
It is a bit messy, but pillow cases be damned, this is real life.
It is not for everybody, a few H&N members had bad reactions (I wasn’t one of them).
Matt
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Neck Burns
The neck burns were very uncomfortable, but they only lasted about a week after radiation therapy ended. I used the silver cream Matt mentioned. My NP also gave me Mepilex pads, a self-adhesive, non-stick foam which could be cut to fit. It kept the burn ooze from getting all over everything and was easy to peel off for changing.
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Aloe and Aquafor
For over the counter skin care, I used two products.
In the earlier treatments I was told to use clear, unscented aloe vera AFTER each treatment. They also made the point to make sure my neck and face were both clean and dry BEFORE each treatment.
Once skin issues arose, I'd use a product called Aquafor (maybe Aquaphor, not sure of the spelling). It was fairly messy and tough to clean off before the next treatment, but it kept my skin from really getting nasty and virtually eliminated any scarring. My skin healed much quicker than my throat, and there is little to no scarring today
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RottiesMom-How are you healing?RottiesMom said:I used
Olay regenerist serum..
Joanne
I was wondering how you are healing post treatment?
Margi
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Cream
Aloe , Gold Bond Ultimate, and Burn Cream as suggested above. No mess, and NO open sores. Cancer Buddy used Aquafor only and had to take a week off due to weeping sores. They could NOT put on her Mask to Radiate. I have no sign of any radiation. Arnica Natural Gel is also amazing for healing. My Opinion. Hugs, Lisa
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Neck burn
My husband used organinc Aloe Vera (no additives) from the health food store after his morning shower and Miaderm Cream after each radiation treatment. He started using the Aloe and Miaderm a few days before treatments started and used it every day without fail. His doctors were amazed at how well his skin held up as he has very sensitive skin and is also very fair. The last 3 days of treatment his skin did start to look red and burned so they told him to try Aquafor and then progressed to Silvadene cream, with a large telfa dressing to cover it loosely as the cream is messy, (no tape used). The Silvadene worked really well for him. His skin looks great today, a year and a half post treatment, no discoloration or changes. He used the Aloe for several months after treatment, just to be on the safe side. Good Luck.
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