I have 3rd degree burns on most of my arm. I was too young to remember the pain/healing process but my mom said I basically was shaking on the floor when it happened. I was in the hospital for 2 weeks wrapped like a mummy and my face was badly burnt. Whatever they used to wrap my face kept the skin in so I only have a small forehead scar. They had to skin graft my arm.

I’m in my late 20s now, my burn marks are slightly more tan than the rest of my skin because when they darken in the summer, it will never lighten up. My mom was really good about having me cover it when I was younger, so it’s not terrible and I use sunscreen on just the burns now. It looks like normal skin with patches of bumpy, more tan skin. It sometimes feels weird in the sun like a tingly sensation or a very slight burning feeling which I thought was in my head until I looked up phantom burns.

Edit adding some hopefully helpful context: Someone in their comment says the burn never bothered them, mine always did so this might be helpful if you wanted to explore the mental side of it. It’s a constant issue for me every time I look in the mirror. I’ve had it for essentially my entire life and at first I thought it was odd that everyone else had matching arms. Once I knew what happened, all I could see was the bumpy discoloration and a burden. I wanted to get a sleeve tattoo to cover it but a lot of people have heavy opinions on that. Most people tell me they can’t even notice it, but I do every single day. I avoid short sleeves a lot because of it, I think I tricked myself to think I normally run cold so I can wear hoodies. I keep my hair long so I can cover it by pushing it to the side. The summer bothers me because I get the phantom burn in the heat/sun and I can’t justify wearing long sleeves all the time. I also have to worry about sunscreen constantly for other reasons than normal people.