Important If you have diabetes, heart disease or problems with your circulation, do not try to treat corns and calluses yourself. Do wear thick, cushioned socks wear wide, comfortable shoes with a low heel and soft sole that do not rub use soft insoles or heel pads in your shoes soak corns and calluses in warm water to soften them regularly use a pumice stone or foot file to remove hard skin moisturise to help keep skin soft.
Find a pharmacy. Non-urgent advice: See a GP if you think you have a corn or callus and:. Moderate pain: always there makes it hard to concentrate or sleep you can manage to get up, wash or dress. Seed corns are small and usually found on the bottom of the foot. Corns are typically round and occur on the sides and tops of the feet. A corn may be painful to touch because the skin is inflamed, and it may have a hard or soft center.
Here are some tips to help eliminate friction and prevent corns from forming:. Before treating corns, you must first evaluate the cause of your friction. Dip the pumice stone in warm water and then use it to carefully file the corn. Gentle circular or sideways motions help remove the dead skin. Too much filing could cause bleeding and lead to infection. Use a moisturizing lotion or cream with salicylic acid.
Salicylic acid dissolves the keratin protein that makes up the corn and the surrounding dead skin. However, salicylic acid is generally not recommended for people with diabetes , poor circulation, or frail skin.
Protect corns from making contact with your shoe, with these donut-shaped adhesive pads. Cutting or shaving corns should only be done by a doctor. If you have a very painful corn or if you have diabetes, fragile skin, or peripheral arterial disease, you should consult a doctor before pursuing home treatment. You can connect to a dermatologist in your area using the Healthline FindCare tool.
A corn or callus may recur and require repeated or regular trimming. A person may need to reapply the patch at home and rub the area with a pumice stone to prevent the corn or callus from returning.
The standard treatment for corns and calluses is salicylic acid. Doctors also use it in the treatment of other conditions such as warts. This is a keratolytic, which means it dissolves the protein, or keratin, that makes up the corn and the dead skin around it. A person can buy it in the form of creams, pads, and plasters or apply it with an applicator or dropper.
After a person applies the acid, the top layer of the skin will turn white, and the person will be able to cut or file the dead skin off. Once the person has removed the corn or callus, they can soak the area and rub it with a pumice stone each week if the hard skin shows signs of coming back. Salicylic acid comes in different concentrations. Stronger doses may work more quickly, but they require a prescription. The ingredients can irritate surrounding skin, so a person should take care when applying it and should not use it on a cracked corn or callus.
People with diabetes should not use salicylic acid. Older adults should speak with a doctor before using salicylic acid, because this can cause skin problems that may be difficult to heal. In rare cases, a person may experience an allergic reaction to salicylic acid. Symptoms may include a strong headache, stomachache, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, feeling faint, having difficulty breathing, and sensations of burning or irritation on the skin.
A person who experiences these symptoms, or anything else that may seem concerning, should seek immediate medical attention. With treatment, corns and calluses may fade away, but without lifestyle or footwear changes, they may return.
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Same day surgical treatment options are available for corns and calluses that are resistant to conservative treatments. You should never cut or trim your corn or callus on your own.
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