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How Long Does It Take Radiation Burns To Heal?

How Long Does It Take Radiation Burns To Heal?

Here at Rejuvaskin, we’ve talked about radiation burns many times; they’re a pesky side effect of radiation therapy, and they’re often unavoidable. One of the most crucial parts of preparing yourself for radiation therapy is to make sure your skin is prepared as well. In this blog, we’ll answer some common questions about radiation burns: do radiation burns ever heal, how do you treat radiation burns, and what is the best cream for radiation burns?

What Causes Radiation Burns?

As the condition’s name implies, radiation burns are a type of skin damage caused by radiation. This can come from a few sources, like radiotherapy, also known as radiation treatment. Sunburns are also technically a type of radiation burn since the sun’s ultraviolet rays cause sunburn. However, when discussing radiation burns, most often, the topic is surrounding the skin irritation that arises after radiotherapy.


For more reading on why radiation causes radiation burns, check out What Does Radiation Therapy Do To Your Skin?

Do Radiation Burns Ever Heal?

So, how long will it take for your radiation burns to heal? Ultimately, these burns are like any type of skin damage, and they can heal. The amount of time it takes your radiation burns to heal – and how well they heal – will depend on the initial damage done to the skin. Keep in mind that radiation damages the skin barrier, a critical component in your skin’s natural ability to stay hydrated and healthy. You may find that your radiation burns take anywhere from a week to four weeks to heal fully.

You can minimize damage and heal your radiation burns faster by following these three pointers:

  • Prepare your skin before your radiation therapy by moisturizing your skin and providing it with critical skin-building components like collagen and elastin.
  • During radiotherapy, continue applying your skin-supporting moisturizer.
  • After your course of treatment, using a cream specifically targeting radiation burns will help your skin recover much faster.

You can do all of this with our dermatologist-recommended Skin Recovery Cream, which was specifically designed to help out radiation patients with their burns.

How Do You Treat Radiation Burns?

Treating radiation burns starts with moisturizing the skin and eliminating future sources of damage. This might be difficult, due to the fact that the skin barrier has been damaged so heavily – especially if your radiation burns are severe. You can work on healing your skin while you’re undergoing a course of radiation, but the real work will begin afterward.

What Is The Best Cream For Radiation Burns?

There are products marketed for healing radiation burns, and the main thing you’ll want to look for is a lack of irritating ingredients. For example, fragrances, some alcohols, and some acids will aggravate your skin more, leading to a longer healing time. It’s also not recommended to use steroidal creams, especially on damaged skin.

Some beneficial ingredients that you’ll find in all of the best radiation burn creams are calendula extract, hyaluronic acid (which is not an irritating acid), aloe vera, and some types of soothing alcohols like cetyl and cetearyl alcohol.

Rejuvaskin’s Skin Recovery Cream

Our Skin Recovery Cream was created with radiation therapy patients in mind. Our proprietary blend of bamboo extract, pea extract, and glucosamine was developed to stimulate and support the formation of new collagen in the skin barrier as it heals. We also include soothing aloe vera and anti-inflammatory calendula extract to give you relief from the burning and itching.


If you are undergoing radiotherapy or recently finished a course of treatment, order some of our Skin Recovery Cream today! You may even find that this cream helps you get your radiation treatment courses done more quickly since your skin will recover faster in between treatment cycles. Even after your radiation burns are healed, our Skin Recovery Cream is an amazing product for sunburns, eczema, and other skin conditions.

 

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