First Degree Burns:

• superficial lesions of the skin;
• Reddening and swelling of the skin;
• Presence of pain and burning / soreness;
• Spontaneous recovery with scaling of the skin and without scarring;
• Time of recovery 5-7 days;

Second Degree Burns:

• Superficial and deep lesions of the skin;
• Presence of blisters (fittene) with whitish and/or bright red spots;
• Intense pain;
• Spontaneous recovery of the superficial lesion, whereas the deeper lesion requires surgery;
• Superficial lesion disappears easily without scarring;
• Time of recovery is of 10-15 days for the superficial lesion, whereas the deeper lesion takes 16-25 days;

Third Degree Burns:

• Deep lesion of the tissues ( skin-muscles-tendons-bones );
• Brown, blackish, marble-white coloration of the skin; to the touch the skin has a very thick texture – pigskin-like;
• Absence of pain due to the death of the nerve cells;
• Time of recovery is not spontaneous and surgery is necessary;
• Serious scarring.