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Blisters are fluid filled bumps within the outer layers of skin. They can arise from a number of reasons including disease, chemical irritation or friction. For our purposes today, we’ll focus on the most common cause of blisters, friction. We get these most often on our feet from new or poor fitting shoes, on our hands when we rake leaves for the first time of the year, or anywhere else our skin is not acclimated to a significant increase in pressure and friction.

In order to understand how blisters form, you’ll need to know a couple of things about skin composition. It’s clever design sports three main layers with the top most layers having five layers of its own.

-Epidermis
*stratum basale, layer of dead skin cells that protect the living tissue beneath
*stratum spinosum
*stratum granulosum
*stratum licidum
*stratum corneum
-Dermis
-Hypodermis

So how does a blister come to form under the skin?

When we subject our skin to pressure and friction that it’s not accustomed to, the layers of the epidermis, most often between the stratum basale and the stratum spinosum, separate. When this happens, fluid from the tissues that surround the damaged area begins to fill the space created between the layers.

Before you start thinking that this is a malfunction of the skin, think about why this might actually be a good thing. The damaged skin is most often delicate, and not strong enough to withstand the demands placed upon it. Our body, in an effort to keep our most important organ intact, forms a painful blister in that area. The sometimes intense pain will keep us from continuing the damaging activity. The fluid that fills the space between the layers protects the skin beneath. Without a blister, the skin would be open and very susceptible to infection. While the blister is there, the skin under the fluid has a chance to toughen, allowing it to withstand the added demands to its integrity.

Ingredients for blister formation:

-Heat
-Friction
-Pressure
-Moisture, usually sweat

What happens next:

-Redness and mild swelling
-Separation of the epidermal layers, usually but not always, between the top two layers
-Filling in of fluid between the separated layers

How can blisters be prevented?

Because we now know how blisters form, we know that reducing friction, heat and moisture will prevent blisters. There are several ways to avoid these ingredients:

-Wear shoes that fit well.
-Allow time to “break in” new shoes.
-Use athletic tape over foot areas that may be prone to blisters.
-Wear gloves when using your hands for activities that they’re not accustomed to.

Skin that doesn’t blister is usually skin that has calloused. Calluses form over time when the skin is exposed to hard use. They are critical to preventing blisters and skin damage. Give your skin time to form a good callus by increasing the demands gradually.

Blisters don’t need to complicate your life. With a little knowledge about the mechanics of blister formation, you can significantly minimize how often you get them.

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