How to get rid of a blister?

Question

I've got a huge blister on my foot, and my friends all tell me that blisters turn into calluses and I really don't want a callus. It's like pretty big and it's like got fluid inside it, is there a way to take care of it so that it doesn't become a callus.

Answer 1

Did you ever get a blister from a new pair of shoes? Or maybe last fall you raked a lot of leaves and developed a callus on your hand? Or maybe you're a dancer and have noticed painful little bumps called corns on your toes?

Blisters, calluses, and corns can be uncomfortable, but they're also pretty common and easy to prevent. All three happen because of friction - which means that two surfaces rub against each other. In the case of these skin problems, one of the surfaces is your tender skin!
What's a Blister?

A blister is an area of raised skin with a watery liquid inside. Blisters form on hands and feet from rubbing and pressure, but they form a lot more quickly than calluses. You can get blisters on your feet the same day you wear uncomfortable or poor-fitting shoes. You can get blisters on your hands if you forget to wear protective gloves when you're using a hammer, a shovel, or even when you're riding your bike.

Areas on your body that form blisters and continue to be rubbed every day (like your feet because of the same pair of uncomfortable shoes you always wear to school) may go on to form calluses.
What's a Callus?

A callus is an area of thick skin. Calluses form at points where there is a lot of repeated pressure for a long period of time - such as the hours spent raking leaves. The skin hardens from the pressure over time and eventually thickens, forming a hard tough grayish or yellowish surface that may feel bumpy.

Calluses can be a form of protection for the hands. Gymnasts who perform on uneven parallel bars and other apparatus often get calluses on their hands, which take a lot of abuse. Guitar players also get calluses - on their fingers - from manipulating the strings. Once formed, calluses may make it easier for the person to swing around the bars or play the guitar.

Calluses on the feet, however, can be painful because you have to step on them all the time. They usually form on the ball of the foot. (The ball is the roundish part on the bottom of your foot, just behind your big toe.) Some calluses also form on the outside of the big or little toe or the heel. Tight shoes and high heels often cause calluses because they put a lot of pressure on your feet at points that aren't used to all of that stress.
What's a Corn?

Like calluses, corns are also areas of hard, thick skin. They're usually made up of a soft yellow ring of skin around a hard, gray center. They often form on the tops of the toes or in between toes. Like calluses, corns come from pressure or repeated rubbing of the toes. Corns usually develop after wearing shoes that are tight around the toe area.
How to Prevent Blisters, Calluses, and Corns

The best way to deal with blisters, calluses, and corns is to avoid getting them altogether. So how do you do that?

To avoid getting blisters and calluses on your hands, wear the right kind of gloves or protective gear. For instance, you might use work gloves during yard work or palm protectors called "grips" for gymnastics.

To keep your feet callus free, choose your shoes wisely. Try to shop for shoes in the afternoon - that's when your feet are their largest. Why? Because they get a little swollen from you walking on them all day! And be sure to try on both shoes and walk around a little bit before buying them. Even if they look really cool, don't get them if they don't feel right. Often, a different size or width can make a big difference.

And even if you love a certain pair of shoes in your closet, don't wear them all the time. Mix it up by wearing a variety of shoes. That way, your feet will get a break and won't always be rubbed in the same places.
Caring for Blisters, Calluses, and Corns

If any skin problem gets red, inflamed, or looks infected, your mom or dad will want to check with your doctor. But more often blisters, calluses, and corns can be cared for at home.

* Blisters usually just need time to heal on their own. Keep a blister clean and dry and cover it with a bandage until it goes away. While it heals, try to avoid putting pressure on the area or rubbing it.
* You can help a callus go away faster by soaking it in warm, soapy water for 10 minutes, then rubbing it with a pumice (say: puh-mus) stone. The stone has a rough surface and can be used to rub off the dead skin. Be sure to ask your parent for help using one. Shoe pads that go inside your shoes also can help relieve the pressure, so foot calluses can heal. Pumice stones and foot pads are sold in pharmacies.
* Corns take a little bit longer to go away. To help them heal, you can buy special doughnut-shaped pads that let the corn fit right into the hole in the middle to relieve pain and pressure. There are also pads that contain salicylic (say: sah-luh-sih-lik) acid, which takes off the dead skin to help get rid of the corn. If the corn sticks around for a while and keeps hurting, you may need to see a podiatrist (say: puh-dye-uh-trist), which is the fancy name for a foot doctor.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Blisters don't cause callus, but the skin over the blister will eventually peal off. Be careful, you can get infection if you don't care for it correctly. I found these instructions on the the web.

Instructions
STEP 1: Clean the skin around the blister. STEP 2: Place a doughnut-shaped piece of moleskin over the blister. This will keep pressure off it. STEP 3: Try to avoid popping the blister unless it's in an especially awkward place, such as the bottom of your foot. The blister provides a sterile environment for the skin underneath. Breaking it makes the area more susceptible to infection. STEP 4: If you need to pop the blister, use sterile implements, puncture it in a few places at its base and drain the fluid. STEP 5: If you need to puncture it or if it breaks on its own, clean the area with soap and water or Betadine. STEP 6: Avoid peeling any skin off the blister; this can lead to an infection and delay healing. STEP 7: Cover the exposed blister with a thin layer of antibiotic ointment and dry sterile gauze. STEP 8: Change the gauze regularly and watch for signs of infection, such as pus or redness. Tips & Warnings
If the infection from a blister doesn't clear up quickly, your doctor may want to prescribe antibiotics.

Answer 4

I think that when somthing rubs on your foot it naturally starts to form a callus. If there is too much rubbing too often, then the outer layer of the skin will seperate from the underlying skin layers and will form a blister with water in it.

The blister will never become a callus because it is seperated from the inner layers and cannot "heal" The only thing you can do is keep it covered until the underlying layers heal and the loose skin falls off.

The raw skin underneath is likely to get infected, so don't pull the top off of it.

Michael

Answer 5

You are just supposed to leave them until they heal by themselves. If you absolutely must do something about it, make a small hole in it with a sterile needle and let the fluid drain out. Do not peel the skin off or anything though. Definitely put some neosporin and a bandaid on it so that you don't get lint or anything in it from your socks/shoes.

Answer 6

Leave it to Dry out!
It will only become Sore and Infected if you damage the surface of the skin protecting the fluid!
After a week or so it will come off in the Bath Tub Naturally!
And will Leave NO Scarring!!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

do you get blisters off.

Answer 9

use a steralised needle and prick it then let is naturally dry out to prevent inflection (may also use antiseptic cram)...then the dead skin willl fall off without leaving a dirty great callus

Answer 10

you can either put rubbing alchole on it or stick the blister with a clean needle to get the water out, and then put rubbing acohole on it to clean it.

Answer 11

I pop mine with a pin. Then squish all the fluid out and put a band-aid on it.