PODIATRIST DISCUSSES BEST TREATMENT FOR BLISTERS

posted: Feb. 15, 2022.

"A blister forms as a protective mechanism to protect irritated skin,” says Marque Allen, DPM, of Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio. “The fluid in them is filled with cells which are actually trying to heal and protect the skin. The bubble around that allows the area to begin healing,” he says. Foot blisters often form when you’re walking or wearing ill-fitting shoes, and ultimately friction is the culprit.

 

Dr. Marque Allen

 

Dr. Allen says that you should not pop the blister because as soon as it has popped, it must be treated like an open wound that will take longer to heal. Even though blisters can be painful, popping them will almost always make them feel worse, Dr. Allen says. This is because, when you drain that healing fluid, the two layers of skin will touch, and the raw skin beneath your blister will sting. Dr. Allen says most friction blisters heal within a day if they don’t get infected, picked at, or continually worn by a shoe.

 

Source: Hannah Schneider, Well+Good [2/13/22]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News