Home Remedies For Frostbites Helllllppp Pllzzzzzzz!!

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Jul 26, 2014

kinza k.

I got a frosbite on my cheek its numb dry and shiny I got it today so I thought it would be better to get early treatment can't go to the doc and there's a party on 29 I need help!!

Jul 26, 2014

Kendra H.

Uhm... Frostbite NEEDS to be taken care of by a doctor. Home remedies just won't cut it especially if it's numb! You could probably put a hot compress on your cheek to help warm it up.

Jul 26, 2014

Alyx T.

Don't put a hot compress on it. If you absolutely can't make it to a doctor you need to SLOWLY warm it up. Start with a cold cloth, to lukewarm, to warm, to hot in a matter of hours. When my mom was a kid she got frostbite all over her legs after falling into the water while ice skating and they gave her one blanket every 45 minutes, slowly adding warmth.

Jul 26, 2014

M G.

Yes I agree go to the hospital.

Jul 26, 2014

Kendra H.

Ok so apparently I was wrong! If you can't go to the doc then listen to Alyx! I don't know much about this stuff but I do know that this should be handlers by a doctor.

Jul 26, 2014

Valerie C.

What Alyx said!

Jul 26, 2014

Shaye M.

I read frostbite and thought "it can't be like, that sortof frostbite" but if it is, definitely to to the hospital, I don't think this is something home remedies will get rid of.

Jul 26, 2014

Emily B.

doctor.

Jul 26, 2014

Tonita C.

Just out of curiosity, how did you get frostbite in July?

Jul 26, 2014

Tonita C.

Well I guess there are some areas where it's possible right now.

Jul 26, 2014

kinza k.

Where I live its hot here like 40 degrees but I got it cuz I washed my face with chilled water ughhh I'm so stupid.

Jul 26, 2014

Leslie N.

Are you sure that's real frostbite?..

Jul 26, 2014

kinza k.

Its bumpy red numb and dry and I know cuz I had enlarged pores so I washed my face with chilled water and I don't get pimples on my cheeks pimples are painful this is numb so I think it is a frosbite what else could it be?

Jul 26, 2014

Alyx T.

That would have to be very very cold water to give you frost bite.. Are you sure it's not just dry and irritated? I'd still go to the doctor asap, but I'm not sure that you can get frostbite that way. Like the way my mom got it on her legs was after she fell into the knee deep frozen on top water, she got out and couldn't dry herself off all the way and stayed in her half wet clothing in -25C weather for 3-5 hours before she realized her skin was painful and frostbiten. She was 11 so she didn't know any better sooner, but she went to the hospital.

Jul 26, 2014

Shiro M.

Frostbite usually occurs on the extremities after extended exposure to dangerously low temperatures. Besides, I don't think tap water or even refrigerated water could give you frostbite after such minimal exposure.

Jul 26, 2014

Tonita C.

I doubt it's frostbite love! Which I'm glad to hear! Water
Would have to be extremely
Cold to cause frostbite from a faucet.
Like cole
Enough to freeze within pipes...

Jul 26, 2014

Tonita C.

*cold

Jul 26, 2014

Kendra H.

Yea it doesn't really sound like you have frostbite now that you say how you got it. The water would have to be super freezing to do that. It might just be irritation. However, I would still go to the doctor if possible because that sounds very painful and such but we don't know what it is sooooo that's your best bet.

Jul 26, 2014

Martha D.

Wouldn't the frostbitten area also be like black?
but from what you described it's not frost bite or you would have it on your hands to

Jul 26, 2014

kinza k.

Ok I'll see thanks for the help can I hide it with makeup for the party is it okay?

Jul 26, 2014

Diana T.

Frostbite leads to necrosis and dead blood vessels - if you look at images on google for frostbite the skin turns black... So I don't think that's what you have... Although it could be a chemical burn... That's kind of what it sounds like... Also the water would have to be at a temp below freezing to cause frostbite... Which is impossible unless it was ice or you washed your face with liquid nitrogen... Then you might get frostbite..

Jul 26, 2014

Diana T.

Here are images for frostbite (sorry it's gross I kno)

Jul 26, 2014

Diana T.

And here is one of a minor chemical burn.

Jul 26, 2014

Brandy S.

You would have to wash your face with dry ice to get frost bite that quickly lol.. Get a hot rag and lay it over your face, and put some aloe Vera over it.

Jul 26, 2014

kinza k.

Eeeeshhh no my face isn't like those pics you posted well then its good if its not a frosbite cuz I couldn't sleep all night and covered my face with a towel so thanks for the help sweeties if this thing on my cheek gets bad I'll see the doc.