Blisters?

[drwex]

Back in the days when rocks were soft my mom would always insist that blisters should be drained and then bandaged. Later, but still pre-Internet, I remember reading something saying this was a bad plan and if the skin did not break on its own it should be left. Now in the age of the Internet I can find all kinds of info saying both yea and nay.

What's the friend consensus? Also, how do you deal with a blister on the underside of a toe? It's sufficiently large that the typical protective pads I could get at CVS wouldn't surround it.

Comments

[eccentrific.livejournal.com]

I have always been told that you drain them if they're in a location where they would pop if you don't (because you can do it much more cleanly and safely).
However, if it's not likely to pop on its own, leave it because once you pop the skin it is vulnerable to infection.

Of course, most blisters fall in category number 1, since they tend to appear in places that get a lot of abuse, like heels.