Blister Treatment - How to get rid of blister fast!

A blister is an area of raised skin with a watery liquid inside. Blisters form on hands and feet from rubbing and pressure. You can develop blisters on feet from wearing uncomfortable or ill-fitting shoes for just a few hours.

Continuous pressure or rubbing will eventually lead to the separation of the epidermis (the outer skin layer) from its lower skin layers, and a blister containing tissue fluid will form. This liquid is supposed to cushion the wound and protect it from further pressure. So actually, the blister is a clever self-protective measure of your body.

"An open blister

can easily

become infected."

... is to leave them intact. Applying a blister plaster will help to treat a blister without puncturing it. The plaster will do three things:

• help avoid additional pressure from shoes on to the blister,
• protect the delicate protective layer of skin on top of the blister (the "blister roof") until the blister is ready to drain by itself and
• protect an open blister from infection and external influences such as water, dirt (and bacteria) 

A blister requires patience, and there are a few measures you can take in order to prevent pain, and to ensure fast healing:

As soon as you can feel a blister developing, apply a plaster. An Elastoplast SOS Blister Plaster is one of the first self-help options. A plaster will cushion the affected area and protect even an open blister from infection and dirt. It will also help take off the pressure-induced pain and help the healing process.

Wait and see: Don’t change the plaster unless it comes off by itself. Give the blister time to heal. The Elastoplast SOS Blister Plasters with their hydrocolloid technology create an optimal moist wound healing environment that allows the wound to heal faster. In order to not disturb the healing process, leave the plaster in place for several days (only change it in case it starts to come off by itself).

“Wounds heal best in a humid environment. This is a clinically proven learning that the plaster is based upon. In a protected environment the blister will heal off best and all by itself. With a blister, breaking its protective layer of skin allows bacteria to enter the wound, which is medically considered an open wound. Nevertheless, if this does happen, you should disinfect the punctured blister (for example with an antiseptic spray) and cover it with a blister plaster. It will protect the affected area from further pressure, friction and other harmful external influences.”

"Our hydrocolloid

technology creates an optimum environment

for the wound to heal"

“Thanks to our hydrocolloid technology the Elastoplast SOS Blister Plasters create the optimum environment for the wound to heal. The hydrocolloid material of the plaster will at the same time take up superfluous liquid from the wound and create a protective gel cushion over it which will keep its environment humid and thus let the wound heal quickly.“