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• Method 1 of 2: Early treatment of blistering areas
• Tips
• Warnings

Do you have blisters on your feet? They are painful - annoying at best, and debilitating at worst. If you are the unfortunate one who suffers from foot blisters, follow the steps below to treat your blisters. You'll be back on your feet in no time!

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Method 1 of 2: Early treatment of blistering areas

1. Keep the blister clean. Check the blister daily and keep it clean. Apply even more iodine if necessary to disinfect the area.

Tips

• An alternative treatment is to buy a special blister plaster and put it on the blister. These patches contain an active ingredient that dries out the blister, so you don't need to take any further action. However, blister plasters are often unsuitable for further activities such as sports and will tear or peel, possibly further damaging the skin if friction develops in the area.
• Try not to peel off the skin covering the blister. This provides natural protection against the injured skin underneath. If you do need to remove the loose skin, do so with sterile or sterilized scissors or a scalpel. Don't pull on the loose skin (pulling it will hurt a lot more too).
• Aloe vera is also an effective way to completely heal a blister. Just put some of the medicine on the blister and the blister will disappear in a few days to a week.
• Tea tree oil works well to help blisters heal quickly.
• Try not to use dirty items. Doing this increases the chance that the blister will become infected.
• Do not use the method where you put a thread through the blister. This method is no longer used and taught because it is ineffective as a means of draining the fluid from the blister. It will quickly cause an infection.
• Don't walk on it for a while - it will still hurt during the healing process. So if you decide to start exercising again, make sure the blister is completely healed. If the blister doesn't hurt but is still there, don't continue exercising! You will hurt yourself and probably get another blister.

Warnings

• Do not use a match to sterilize the instrument you will be using to pierce the blister - fire will oxidize the protective coating on the metal and leave black, sooty particles that can cause infection.
• Keep your wounds clean - clean them with Dettol or a similar disinfectant suitable for your skin.
• If there is excessive pus coming out of the blister, if the blister starts to smell or turns red, the blister is probably infected. See your doctor.
• If a foot blister contains blood, the injury is likely more serious and some capillaries have been affected. Use caution when piercing this type of blister. In these cases, the tissue becomes infected more often.