Corn on the foot is a problem that almost every person faces from time to time. This kind of education comes about for many reasons. Corn can significantly complicate a person's life, as it often causes pain, burning and discomfort when walking. Fortunately, with the help of modern and traditional medicine, such a deficiency can be eliminated.
Calls on the feet and their causes
In most cases, corns occur when wearing too tight or, conversely, too loose shoes, when walking there is a mechanical effect on the skin. In addition, people with so-called transverse flat feet are at risk. A similar form of foot deformity, as a rule, appears in women who constantly wear high-heeled shoes. With flat feet, the foot loses its shock-absorbing functions, which leads to uneven pressure and mechanical impact on the skin. In addition, statistics show that callus on the foot is much more common in pregnant women and people suffering from obesity. To risk factorssevere sweating of the feet can also be attributed. Of course, the corn is very painful and causes pain when walking. In addition, sometimes the situation is aggravated by the penetration of infection and suppuration.
Corns on the foot and their varieties
Of course, everyone knows that corns can be different. For example, a soft watery callus is formed when wearing tight shoes made of dense material. Probably every woman who puts on new shoes faces such a problem. But there are also hard, old calluses, which are much more difficult to get rid of. After all, they are formed as a result of thickening of the stratum corneum of the skin. Such formations occur, as a rule, with constant mechanical friction. Dry hard callus has a conical shape and its top is immersed in the soft tissues of the skin. That is why every step is given by a strong, sharp pain.
Corn on the foot: how to get rid of it?
Watery soft callus is unlikely to be a problem. As a rule, it bursts and disappears on its own. If you urgently need to get rid of it, then you can gently pierce the soft shell with a disinfected needle, and then wipe the skin with an antiseptic.
But getting rid of hard calluses (corns) is much more difficult. But in no case should you even try to cut out the neoplasm yourself. After all, injured skin will be an excellent gateway for infection.
However, you can try to eliminate the callus on the foot at homeconditions. To do this, experts recommend first steaming the skin well, for example, preparing a hot foot bath by adding a little decoction of oak bark to it. After that, you can try to carefully remove the softened stratum corneum along with the callus.
But still, with a similar problem, it is better to immediately contact a dermatologist. In order to remove corns, many means are used - these are liquid nitrogen, and laser devices, as well as the electrocoagulation technique. In addition, a pedicure master can help with this problem - with the help of a special grinder, the specialist will clean the skin from the stratum corneum.
