Artificial Calluses with Superglue?

rms said:

A mention in _Ultramarathon Man_ of a medic injecting blisters with
superglue to reattach the skin to the foot got me thinking of just coating
hotspots on your foot with superglue before a long event, to act like
artifical calluses. Has anyone tried this?

rms

Yes, it works well on open herpes sores too. Just put it on your
johnson before you hump, and you are all set.

rms said:

A mention in _Ultramarathon Man_ of a medic injecting blisters with
superglue to reattach the skin to the foot got me thinking of just
coating hotspots on your foot with superglue before a long event, to
act like artifical calluses. Has anyone tried this?

As calluses are a *cause* of blister formation, I don't think it's a great
idea.

When I had thick pads of hardened skin over the ball of my foot, I used to
get blisters underneath the callus. Since I've scraped all the hard skin
off, I've not had the same problem.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/the_blister.jpg

Thick hard skin doesn't flex with the softer underlying tissues. This
creates the conditions for the skin layers to separate forming a blister.

Tim

On Nov 16, 11:59 am, "Tim Downie" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

rms said:

A mention in _Ultramarathon Man_ of a medic injecting blisters with
superglue to reattach the skin to the foot got me thinking of just
coating hotspots on your foot with superglue before a long event, to
act like artifical calluses. Has anyone tried this?

As calluses are a *cause* of blister formation, I don't think it's a great
idea.

When I had thick pads of hardened skin over the ball of my foot, I used to
get blisters underneath the callus. Since I've scraped all the hard skin
off, I've not had the same problem.

http://www.zen31010.zen.co.uk/images/the_blister.jpg

Thick hard skin doesn't flex with the softer underlying tissues. This
creates the conditions for the skin layers to separate forming a blister.

Tim

EXACTLY how I found out it was herpes...