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CORNS & CALLOUSES
Lets face it– corns are painful! Lots of people have them, but not everyone knows the best way to help treat them. Corns & callous are the body's way of telling you that you are overloading the skin with pressure, so it protects the area by thickening up the skin. A central section forms to become the area of greatest pain in the corn. Callouses can form for the same reason but can also be due to shearing stress, that’s the stress that cause blisters too. Shearing stress is caused when two surfaces move against each other, result, an increase in callous.
How can they be treated?
Good well fitted shoes will help! Reduce pressure immediately by using 5mm Chiropody felt with a small hole cut in it to relieve the corn (see ‘Dressings’ in ‘On–Line order’ Catalogue) after application use Tubular bandage and tape to keep it on. After this, for ongoing care, silicone gel toe pads can be used to soften the skin (they contain mineral oil) and reduce pressure from footwear. (see ‘Toe problems’ in Catalogue) Callouses — reduce shearing stress by using stretched Fleecy Web (see ‘Dressings’ in the Catalogue) Chiropody felt can also be cut to relieve a corn on the sole of the foot. Diabetics in particular can help reduce shearing stress by using ‘Thera-Socks’ (see ‘Socks’ in the Catalogue) The socks contain twin layers to cushion and cut the stress of movement against the skin. The hard skin around the heels is best dealt with by using a quality cream such as ‘Flexitol Heel Balm’ (see ‘Skin Care’ in the Catalogue) or Callusan Forte. They have been stocked particularly because they contain Urea (25%) which is very efficient at rehydrating the skin. Skin fissures or cracks on the heel are particularly uncomfortable and often form when loose fitting backless sandals are worn or shoes that slip up and down at the heel area. ‘Flexitol’ and Callusan become the ideal ammunition to help deal with this annoying problem. ‘Pediwand’ or ‘Foot Dresser’ can also be used to sand down difficult callouses (see Miscellaneous’ in Catalogue) |
