I have a very painful blister on the bottom of my foot.
Do I poke a hole in it and drain it, or let it be? What's blister etiquette?





I have a very painful blister on the bottom of my foot.
Do I poke a hole in it and drain it, or let it be? What's blister etiquette?
I had blisters recently. This is what I did.
* STEP 1: Wash your hands with disinfectant soap and water.
* STEP 2: Put on latex gloves.
* STEP 3: Clean around the site of the blister using a disinfectant soap or solution.
* STEP 4: Sterilize the tip of a needle, knife or scalpel by soaking it for at least three minutes in a disinfectant solution
* STEP 5: Make a small incision at the base of the blister. Make sure you leave the roof of the blister attached so it can continue to protect the skin.
* STEP 6: Use a gloved finger to gently push the fluid out.
* STEP 7: Apply antibiotic ointment to a piece of gauze and cover the wound.
* STEP 8: Cut a hole the size of the blister in a piece of moleskin.
* STEP 9: Cover the blister with the moleskin so that the blister rests in the middle of the hole and the adhesive sticks to the skin around the blister.
* STEP 10: Check the blister every day for signs of infection: heat, pain and swelling on or around the blister, pus, red streaks radiating from the blister, or fever.





Awesome! I was afraid if I just left it alone (like I usually do) it would never subside because it's right on the ball of my food.
Where can I find moleskin?
its at all the drugstores- cvs, walgreens...
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