Foot Corn and calluses do your body a service, though they can be painful. Both shield the skin from injury. They're common and seldom cause a problem unless they build up or crack open: then they might hurt.
Shoes that don't fit cause most corns in foot and calluses on the feet. Open-backed, high heeled sandals and tapered. Narrow toed shoes cause the most problems.
Symptoms of Foot Corn:
Both corns on foot and calluses are made of thick, hard dead skin. They differ mainly in where they show up.
Foot Corns
- On the top of sides of toe joints or between toes
Calluses
- On palms, soles of feet, or any place that rubs a lot against something hard
Prevention from Foot Corn:
- Buy feet at the end of the day, when your feet are largest. Wear only shoes that fit properly.
- Make sure your toes can wiggle freely, and avoid pointed shoes and high heels
- Keep your shoes in good condition by having them repaired when necessary. Soles shouldn't be so thin that your feet are jarred when you walk. Worn out heels cant protect the heel bone
- Keep your feet dry, and make sure they don't rub against your shoes. Wearing socks or nylons or talcum powder will help. Avoid socks made of fibers that don't breathe
- Rub away areas of skin buildup on the feet before they turn into corns or calluses
- After bathing rub the areas gently with pumice stone or callus file, sold in drugstores
Home remedies for Foot Corns:
Some of the effective corn home remedies are:
- Place a corn pad on the toe to help ease the pressure on the corn
- Use a pumice stone or callus file to gently rub dead skin off a callus or hard corn
- Use a small piece of foot plaster, sold in drugstores, to remove the top layer of the skin
- Don't cut or burn off corns or calluses
- Apply moisturizers such as lotions to dry calluses and corns
- Soak your feet or hands in warm water to soften corns and calluses.
When do you need Home Remedies for Calluses and Foot Corns
- If you have constant pain, redness, swelling, or discharge around a corn or callus. This might be an infection
- If you get corns or calluses and you have diabetes or problems with your circulation you may get an infection. See a doctor before you start home care
- If self care doesn't work. A foot specialist (podiatrist) may prescribe custom made shoe inserts
