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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Puffiness/Lightheadness after Sunburn
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Puffiness/Lightheadness after Sunburn
by Mary Kay, Sep 11, 2000 12:00AM
A few days after receiving a severe sunburn right along my hairline (I missed that spot with the sunscreen), I noticed a puffy spot right in the center of my forehead. The next day, my entire forehead was puffy. The next day, the puffiness traveled down to my eyes and then my nose (my forehead was no longer puffy) - it just traveled down my face.
A few days later I experienced lightheadedness continuously and have ever since - this has been going on for one month now. Could the sunburn/puffiness/lightheadness all be related? I have had MRI's, blood tests, heart monitors, etc. for the past month to diagnose the lightheadness, but nothing can be found - I am totally normal. So I decided to try this route.
Thank you.
A few days later I experienced lightheadedness continuously and have ever since - this has been going on for one month now. Could the sunburn/puffiness/lightheadness all be related? I have had MRI's, blood tests, heart monitors, etc. for the past month to diagnose the lightheadness, but nothing can be found - I am totally normal. So I decided to try this route.
Thank you.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Sep 12, 2000 12:00AM
, Sep 12, 2000 12:00AM
Mary Kay:
I think the forehead puffiness was probably just swelling which tracked down from the sunburned area under the forehead skin. This has no real significance, other than to scare the daylights out of you, causing you to have lighheadendess, which in turn generates a multitude of tests, which scared you further.
No sunburn, however serious, could cause lightheadedness for a month, at least not on a physical basis. If all the tests are normal, get a clean bill of health from your neurologist, and get on with your life. One swallow doesn't make a summer, and one sunburn doesn't mess up your body.
Good luck.
Dr. Rockoff
I think the forehead puffiness was probably just swelling which tracked down from the sunburned area under the forehead skin. This has no real significance, other than to scare the daylights out of you, causing you to have lighheadendess, which in turn generates a multitude of tests, which scared you further.
No sunburn, however serious, could cause lightheadedness for a month, at least not on a physical basis. If all the tests are normal, get a clean bill of health from your neurologist, and get on with your life. One swallow doesn't make a summer, and one sunburn doesn't mess up your body.
Good luck.
Dr. Rockoff
I just thought I would try this route since my doctors are stumped. It is hard for me to "get on with my life" since I was in bed all day yesterday!
Good luck.
Dr. Rockoff