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A blister looks harmless, but it can ruin a walk, a training session or a working day. And if it tears open you have an open wound exactly where the pressure is greatest.
Friction between the skin and the shoe makes the top skin layer slide over the layer beneath. A gap forms in between that fills with fluid. That fluid is the blister.
Moisture on the skin speeds that process up. A sweating foot in a sock that does not wick is the classic prelude.
Choose a seamless sock that wicks moisture and sits tightly enough not to slide. A wrinkled sock inside a shoe is a blister in the making.
Two thin socks over each other let the friction happen between the socks instead of on your skin. That works well over long distances.
Do not break in a new shoe on a long walk. Wear it a few short times first, so you know where it presses.
Lace tightly enough at the instep so the foot does not slide forward. If you feel a hot spot while walking, stop immediately and tape it. A hot spot is a blister that has not happened yet.
Preferably leave it closed: the fluid and the roof protect the skin underneath. Cover it with a blister plaster or a hydrocolloid dressing.
If it is open, clean it with water, leave the loose skin in place and cover it. Change the dressing daily and watch for signs of infection.
With increasing redness, warmth, pus or throbbing pain a doctor should look at it. The same applies if you have diabetes or reduced circulation.
Recurring blisters in the same place point to a pressure problem. Patty can look at that during a treatment; the cause is often in the shoe or in the position of the foot.
In practice this subject belongs with treatment at your home and short treatment. There you can read how Patty works, or you can request an appointment straight away.
Further reading: pedicure at home in Hoorn, how do you prevent callus?, how do you recognise a corn?.
Do not wait until something hurts. A small spot that bothers you when walking is solved in half an hour; the same spot after three months usually is not.
Preferably not. Leaving it closed protects the skin underneath best.
Briefly, then it clumps. A good sock works better.
There is a pressure point there. Looking at the shoe and foot position solves it.
Briefly describe what is bothering you and Patty will look at it with you. You will receive a personal reply quickly.
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