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Apple Watch 7 burns…

So my fiancée was recently diagnosed with epilepsy, so we upgraded her watch from the series 3 to series 7, now she has used my series 4 and 6 as well, untill the 7 she never had any issues, shortly after a month of wearing it she got a red burn, it kept getting worse, raised and and darker red, she contacted Apple support, she was transferred around till we got to a Lady who asked a lot of questions and asked for photos, she even said that’s a nasty burn…..


she said she would send to the safety team and get back to us, or we could call back in 2 days, we choose to call back, we got another person who was like no response yet was provided they transferred us to a tier 2 support agent, his name was John he said that the safety team and engineers are still investigating the issue, he would personally call her back….


no call from John, so we call again and get transferred to another Tier 2 agent, and the investigation came back as she must be allergic to the watch and should clean it and learn to properly wear it….


as an Apple enthusiast, and love so the products I’m very disturbed at the level of care for peoples lives Apple is portraying by just brushing this off, my fiancée has a serious burn and has seen a Dr. It’s hard for me as I pushed her into switching from windows and android to solely Apple products we have an iMac MacBook Pro and several iPhones and iPads, we have had every Apple Watch from series 1 through to Apple Watch series 7, and only the 7 gave her the burn….


lost at what to do from here, attached is the photos of her wrist and it’s definitely not a rash.

Apple Watch Series 7

Posted on Aug 17, 2022 3:56 PM

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Posted on Aug 18, 2022 11:21 AM

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Aug 17, 2022 4:23 PM in response to Jason-Lambert

Others have reported similar reactions to various Watches.


Apple can't really help you. It's a medical issue. Have her see a dermatologist.


M1 Mac mini, macOS 12.5; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 8.7; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 15.6; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 15.6; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 15.6; HomePods, audioOS 15.5.1 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

Aug 17, 2022 9:24 PM in response to Jason-Lambert

Millions of people the world over wear the Watch 7 every day, including me with no issues.


But occasionally someone has this type of issue with every Watch model sold. It is specific to each individual and instructions to see a dermatologist are the only advice available.


What type of burn is it, a reaction to the materials the watch is made from? A heat burn, does the watch heat up? Is it a reaction to the lights on the watch? Only a dermatologist can determine that.

Aug 17, 2022 11:28 PM in response to Jason-Lambert

You will need to persue it with Apple directly if you want them to engage.

Some people have serious allergies to certain metals which present themselves as “ burns”. Or she might be taking medications that are altering the composition of her skin and thus cause a reaction.


We don’t know. Only an allergist can determine the cause by running tests. It does look like it’s caused by the Watch but it’s not affecting everyone else. Mine has never done this.

Aug 17, 2022 11:43 PM in response to Vancouver22

Or she might be taking medications that are altering the composition of her skin and thus cause a reaction.

I've taken medications where the doctor advised against being in direct sunlight as the medication makes you light sensitive and it's easier to get a sunburn. It could be something like that reacting to the red and green LED lights or the infrared lights on the back of the watch.

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