A kilometer on foot it wears out, it wears out… but a kilometer on foot and hello the light bulbs, which far from illuminating us the holidays, spoil them. The doctor’s tips for relieving the skin of our feet. From buying shoes to what to do as soon as the blister is there, it’s a good topic to learn to respect our skin and prevent them. Because it’s a shame to spoil a long ballad because of that.
The blisters are the almost inevitable price of the first hikes, when a skin overprotected by inactivity and soft fabrics, finds itself confronted with the double aggression of friction and humidity.
A blister is formed when the skin experiences friction that separates its surface layer from the deep layers. The epidermis, the surface of the skin, follows the movement, while the dermis, the deep layer, is motionless. The body therefore sends internal lubricating substances – this is the same mechanism as that of the formation of edema – which explains the presence of liquid in the blister.
Small but painful
The skin being extremely rich in nerve endings, (it is enough to burn yourself to understand it), in the event of the formation of a blister, by delaminating, causes more and more important pains according to the movements.
Not inevitable
You can avoid blisters with a few precautions. The most logical thing is to avoid areas of friction by having shoes that are one size larger or by putting on a sock plus a stocking which counteracts the friction and prevents the foot from moving in a shoe that is a little wider than usual.
There is a whole range of protective products out there, as blisters almost always form in the same places. For the feet, you can find these products in pharmacies or in stores specializing in hiking. Also, remember that hands are sensitive and gloves are a must for Sunday gardeners.
Yes, the damage is done …
We will not systematically try to puncture the blister, but rather to protect it. There are particularly effective synthetic skins. If you don’t have one and the bulb threatens to rupture, take a sewing needle, disinfect it with alcohol or cologne, and then pierce its base. A light pressure of the finger will allow the liquid to be evacuated. It will then be necessary to consider this punctured blister as a real wound and therefore disinfect and protect it so that it does not become complicated by an infection that could spoil the holidays. Because a well-managed bulb does not prevent the continuation of the exercise. The double skins that can be bought in pharmacies, and that every walker should have in his bag, even allow, in front of a clean and disinfected bulb, even allow a few extra hours of walking to get home without pain.
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