Calluses
Calluses and Corns
Individualized Treatment Plans | Board Certified | Over 35 Years of Experience
Individualized Treatment Plans
Board Certified
Over 35 Years of Experience
Causes of Calluses and Corns
Corns and calluses are your body's response to friction or pressure against the skin. Corns can range from a slight thickening of skin to a painful, hard bump. They often form on top of buckled toe joints called hammertoes. A callus may spread across the ball of your foot. It is usually due to problems with a metatarsal.
Evaluation
We will check your feet for skin changes such as blisters, warts, corns, and calluses. We will look for a misaligned bone or collapsed joint. An X-ray may be taken to point out a suspected bone problem. We will suggest the treatment for you to be pain-free.
Don't attempt home surgery on corns and calluses. It may damage healthy skin and cause infection! Call the certified doctor at Carol A. Akerman, DPM for advice on warts and calluses.
Corn and Callus Treatment
- Orthoses (custom-made shoe inserts) can be prescribed to reduce friction and pressure
- Switch to shoes that have more toe room
- We can trim away the outer layers of skin that make up the corn or callus. Pads can be worn
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Carol A. Akerman, DPM
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