PODIATRIST DISCUSSES BANDAGES FOR FOOT BLISTERS

Suffering from a blister on your foot? For a bandage that comes in a range of sizes, Casey Ann Pidich, DPM of Park Avenue Podiatric Care, creator of The Glass Slipper Shoe Blog, recommends Welly Blister Blasters: “The larger ones work really well for a blister on the back of your heel,” Dr. Pidich says, “or on the top or side of your foot, and are great for withstanding shoe friction.” They’re also made with a thick plastic that adheres well to your skin and aren’t latex, so they’re fine if you, like many people, have a latex allergy.

 

Dr. Casey Ann Pidich

 

Another drugstore bandage Pidich likes is Walgreens Extreme Blister Cushions: “I don’t think they’re as sticky as the Welly Blister Blasters, but they definitely stay put after showering,” she says. Finally, Pidich says, you’re going to want to add a layer of moleskin onto the part of the shoe that’s giving you a blister–the felt exterior can minimize all that rubbing.

 

Source: Charlotte Klein, The Strategist [2/24/20]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News