Partial-thickness burns may require cleaning with soap and water, followed by dressings.

Larger, more severe, deep partial-thickness burns require topical antibiotic ointment or impregnated dressings (ointments can make evaluation of drainage difficult).

Randomized clinical study of Hydrofiber(R) dressing with silver or silver sulfadiazine in the management of partial-thickness burns.

Mafenide works by reducing the bacterial population present in the avascular tissues of burns and permits spontaneous healing of deep partial-thickness burns.

Superficial Partial-Thickness Burns (Second-Degree)

One study, published in the journal Burns, which compared ReCell and skin grafting for partial-thickness burns (where the epidermis and dermis are damaged) found similar results for both methods.