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Understanding the Extent of Your Burn Burn injuries are caused by fires or flames, hot liquids or steam, contact with a hot object or agent like grease or tar, chemicals, or electricity. When evaluating a burn injury, doctors look at two factors: how deep the burn is and the burn size ...

  Burn survivors can become frustrated that they still have issues with scarring after their initial burn injury has healed. Hypertrophic burn scars (raised scars in the area of the original burn) are the most common complication of a burn injury and can limit a survivor’s ability to function as well ...

  Click the triangle below to listen to the podcast brief and access the transcript by clicking here. MSKTC Radio · Understanding a Burn Injury What is a burn injury? A burn injury most often damages layers of skin. Deeper burn injuries may damage tissue (fat and muscle), or even bone. What are the main ...

  The sun has many beneficial properties, but the sun emits three types of ultraviolet (UV) light that can harm skin and has been linked to skin cancers (basal and squamous carcinoma, melanoma) and vision problems (cataracts and macular degeneration). Healed burns, donor sites and skin grafts are more sensitive to ...