Blisters - A General Overview

The human skin is made of various layers where you get a blister if and when something makes the outermost layer stretch away from other skin layers. This blister is something like a bubble that is filled with watery fluid. This fluid is the body’s natural fluids that flow into any space that offers room for them.

As heat makes the skin wrinkle and stretch, burns can lead to blisters. Even friction caused by rubbing like wearing tight-fitting shoes or an axe handle rubbing your hand when you chop stretches the outer skin to lead to blisters.

Sports men and women who use sports equipment like rackets, golf clubs and cricket bats thus develop blisters because of the constant friction between the sports equipment and their skin.

How to Avoid Blisters

The best way to avoid blisters is to reduce the friction between shoes and feet, and your sports equipment and gloves by wearing appropriate footwear and proper sized socks. Even keeping your hands and feet as dry as possible, and taking time to wear the new shoes and socks you buy helps prevent blisters.

Blister Treatment Options

As it is, blisters are not dangerous and just heal and dry up if left alone. However if the blister gets infected, there is a chance of an infection occurring. You should thus never break a blister on purpose. If it accidentally does break on its own, just apply a disinfectant and keep the blister bandaged till it heals.

While doctors may prescribe antibiotics in extreme cases of broken blisters and skin infections, most blisters can be treated using home and natural remedies. However if you suffer from diabetes or any other health problem, it is always better to first consult your doctor before trying out some of these natural blister treatment options.

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