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Corns

  • It is thickened or often hard skin of small circular patches on the side and tops of toes with a central core and is caused when the skin is constantly exposed to rubbing and pressure.
  • These patches when pressed cause a lot of pain and swelling (a callus tends be more burning sensation and tends to be more uncomfortable rather than painful).
  • Women tend to get more affected than men due to the fact they wear more high heeled shoes and if shoes are too loose the feet slip and rub against the shoe.

 

There are many types of corns:

 

Hard Corns:

  • Small plugs of skin (whitish grey or yellowish brown) with a hard centre and tend to form over bony areas, i.e. between the toes and the ball of the foot.

Soft Corns:

  • White and rubbery skin found between toes where moisture and sweat occurs, the skin is prone to bacteria if skin exposed or cut and fungi infections (athletes foot).
  • It can be painful.

Seed corns:

  • Cluster of small corns  or single small corn on the bottom of feet

Vascular corns:

  • Corns that develop blood vessels.

Fibrous corns:

  • Corns that develop into the skin and are usually present for a long time.

Symptoms

Does one have:

Hard corns:
  • Is it hard on the outside of small toe?
  • Top of knuckles of toes?
  • Sharply defined and/or sore to touch?
  • Painful?
  • Have or wear shoes which don’t fit very well?
  • Bought any new shoes?
Soft corns:
  • White and rubbery skin found between toes where moisture and sweat occurs, the skin is prone to bacteria if skin exposed or cut and fungi infections (athletes foot).
  • It can be painful.
  • Regarding this condition, one will need to proceed further in the programme.
Seed corns:
  • Cluster of small corns in bottom of feet.
  • Regarding this condition, one will need to proceed further in the programme.
Vascular corns:
  • Corns that develop blood vessels.
  • Regarding this condition, one will need to proceed further in the programme.
Fibrous corns:
  • Corns that develop into the skin and are usually present for a long time.
  • Regarding this condition, one will need to proceed further in the programme.
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