Recently, the case of a 10-year-old child undergoing surgery after suffering a severe sunburn has gone viral on social media, raising concerns and garnering significant public attention.
Sometimes, a small issue can escalate into a serious problem, as was the case with Hector, a 10-year-old from the UK. After a family outing, he suffered a massive sunburn that ultimately required surgery.
According to reports, Natalie Harvey, her partner Ben Limbrick, 40, and their two sons, Hector, 10, and Hugo, 15, travelled to Cape Verde on August 16 for a week of sunbathing. However, upon returning from the beach, Hector’s condition worsened. After taking him to the hospital, doctors suggested that the sunburn may have been caused by using fake or expired sunscreen.
A family member claimed that when their sunscreen lotion ran out on the last day of their holiday, Ben bought a bottle of SPF 90 lotion for himself and the boys from a shop near the hotel. After applying the cream and stepping out into the 29-degree heat, both boys spent two hours in the pool, soaking up the sun.
By the time they were at the airport, Hector began feeling sleepy and overheated. Upon landing, he discovered 8-cm watery blisters all over his body. After calling 111, Hector was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, where he received treatment for sunburn and underwent a procedure to clean his blisters.
Natalie believes that the exact cause of her son’s burns has not yet been confirmed, but she alleges that doctors indicated the cream purchased abroad may have expired or been fake, leading to its failure to protect him from the sun’s rays.
While Natalie hopes for her son’s recovery, his condition remains critical. The distressed mother is now spreading awareness of her son’s ordeal, urging other parents to check UVA ratings and expiry dates on skincare products before purchasing, to prevent similar incidents.
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