Corns can be formed for many reasons - both due to certain diseases, and as a result of intense exercise and uncomfortable to wear shoes. They not only spoil the appearance of a stop, but also cause discomfort in walking, and in the absence of proper care severe dry skin can lead to cracking and infection. How to treat corns? There is a lot of money for the treatment of corns, most of which are inexpensive and are quite fast.

Comfortable shoes

As a rule, for the removal of corns in the first place to start is recommended to wear comfortable shoes flat (but not too thin) soles or low heels. Special insoles also help reduce the pressure on those areas of the skin, where the formed corns. If corns appear on the palms, while working or exercising you can wear gloves. However, it should be noted that for certain types of loads (for example, serious lessons in tennis or rowing) calluses on the palms appear to protect the skin from damage, and after the treatment they will appear again. Completely get rid of them is possible only by deleting the regular pressure on certain areas of the skin, and in some activities is not possible.

Remove rough skin

• The most inexpensive and popular tool to remove the rough skin, calluses forming is pumice. She should be gently rub the surface corns after a shower or bath; do not do it if your skin is dry or not well to steam, in addition, do not try to remove corns Corns: Causes and Treatment   at a time and do not rub the skin with a pumice stone too - it can lead to damage and even bleeding. Then rinse legs with water and wipe them dry with a towel.
• And corns can be treated using anti-dandruff shampoos, which include salicylic acid, which helps to remove the upper layers of the stratum corneum cells. Wash your feet with warm water and shampoo for dandruff or make a foot bath Footbaths   with a small amount of shampoo and then gently rub calluses with a pumice stone or stiff brush. Do this every day for a couple of weeks; usually at this time of corns disappear completely.
• Vinegar is very effective and safe treatment for corns. Take a foot bath by adding three-quarters of a cup of vinegar for every five cups of hot water. In such a concentration of acetic acid is well softens sealed portions of the stratum corneum, but not harm healthy skin. Keep your feet in the water for about twenty minutes, and then rub the scrub corns with big abrasive particles or brush. Do not keep your feet in vinegar mixed with water too long - this can damage the nail plate. After the bath, rinse and dry feet and then lubricate them moisturizer. Repeat twice a week.
• After a shower or a hot foot bath, you can use the following means for the treatment of corns. Mix a handful of baking soda with a little water to make a thick paste and massage it on the feet, apply; carefully massage those areas that formed corns. Leave the paste on your feet for about twenty minutes and then wash it off with warm water.
• Apply on foot moisturizer or oil after every bath or shower - without intensive and regular moisturizing cure corns impossible. Very useful in the treatment of corns Treatment of corns - to solve the issue   Foot cream with urea; creams are the most effective concentration of urea which is 10-20%.

Treatment of infections

If corns untreated they can lead to the formation of cracks in the skin, and they in turn are sometimes cause infection. Signs of infection can be severe pain in the area of ​​the crack, aggravated by pressure and pus. If you suspect that the infection as soon as possible to seek medical help. In such cases, the treatment commonly used antibiotics, and sometimes require special procedures to remove the pus.

Surgical intervention

If the cause of corns was the valgus of the first toe (so-called "bone" on the leg) may be an operation to remove the strain. Patients with this problem requires surgery, primarily because of pain when walking, swelling and general discomfort, reduces the quality of life in general. Getting rid of corns in this case is only beneficial side effect of surgery. Surgery is the only way to get rid of the bones; alternative may be various ways of relieving discomfort, such as the use of special orthopedic devices. The recovery period after the operation lasts a few months, and one of its side effects may be limiting the mobility of the big toe.

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