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Blister won't heal?
Two nights ago I went out wearing new high heels. Halfway through the night they started rubbing on the side of the ball of my foot so I put a piece of tissue in my shoe to stop it hurting so much and tried to ignore it. In the morning, the blister had turned into a horrible sticky open wound and the area around it was all swollen. I thought it would sort itself out so I put a band aid on it and left it but today it's still the same. Everytime the band aid comes off, the wound is still open and full of pus and my foot is still swollen so I can't really walk comfortably.
What should I do?
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I used to be a pro snowboarder and we encountered this a lot. We called it Boot-Rot but basically your abrasion needs to dry out. Band-aids and ointments are counterproductive because they keep the wound damp. Do everything you can to expose the area to the wound and use breathe-able band aids when you have to (shoes/work. Air is what will heal this. We used gold-bond foot powder liberally inside an ACE bandage when we had to perform. Perhaps fill a sock with it during sleep?
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I would suggest that you run (hobble?) out and pick up some of BandAid's blister cushion bandages. They're really squishy, and they take all the pressure off of the wound. It also helps to clean out the wound, and it's far more waterproof than a regular bandage.
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You need to let the wound dry out. Putting anything over it will let it stay moist which I guess.. Kinda feeds it!
Keep it really dry and it'll be gone before you know it :)
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you need to not put anything on it and let it dry out by itself
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