First-degree burns affect only the surface layer of skin, while second-degree burns penetrate deeper and are more painful. Third-degree burns are the most severe, damaging skin, muscles ...

Don't use ice to cool the skin as you could damage the skin even more by doing so. Dry the burn with a clean, soft towel and apply a sterile dressing or non-fluffy bandage which should be changed ...

Second- and third-degree burns -- when the skin is blistering or white and without feeling -- need to be treated by a doctor. First-degree burns -- when the skin is red but feeling is still normal ...