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Is my burn infected???

so about 4 days ago I was using hot glue but my glue gun broke so I had to heat the glue up with a lighter and the glue got to hot and melted on my finger... It on my right hand , pointer finger on the second bone in the middle of my finger, its about a centimeter in diaeter and the depth is pretty deep for a burn ...I'd say about a milimeter. My entire finger aches, when I bend it the pains almost unbarable and the color of the actual wound it yellow/orange/red/green and along the edges is red/swollen. I washed it out with peroxide and rubbing alchohol and then I put neosporin on it... I can't let my parents know its tere because they will think I did it on purpose because I used to self harm and I don't want to go through that again, so plz help ... Should I just keep washing it out like I have been?

Public Comments

1. Maybe see a doctor. You dont have to tell your parents. answer mine? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Av49WiCeFyZ6kJOATenf80jsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100527141318AAMgOs5
2. DO NOT USE PEROXIDE on an open wound, it will make it worse. It is definitely infected. You shouldn't be using neosporin either if the burn is pretty severe. And do not put alchohol on it either. That also will eat away your skin, causing it to become worse. All you can do is run it under cold water. And letting it dry. If it blisters then you will have to get a doctor to look at it.