Corns and calluses are a buildup of hard, thick areas of skin. Although these hardened areas of skin can form anywhere on your body, you’ll usually see them on your feet, hands or fingers.
Corns tend to be small and round. You are most likely to see corns on the tops or sides of your toes. There are several types of corns:
Hard Corns: These are small, hard dense areas of skin usually within a larger area of thickened skin. Hard corns usually form on the top of toes – areas where there is bone pressure against the skin.
Soft Corns: These corns are whitish/gray and have a softer, rubbery texture. Soft corns appear between the toes.
Seed Corns: These corns are small and usually form on the bottom of feet.
Calluses
Calluses are hard and thick patches of skin. Compared with corns, calluses are larger and have a more irregular (more spread out) shape.
You are most likely to see calluses on the bottom of your foot on the bony areas that carry your weight – your heel, big toe, the ball of your foot and along the side of your foot.
Who is More Likely to Get Corns and Calluses
You are more likely to develop corns or calluses if:
You already have medical conditions that change the normal alignment of the bones in your feet. For example, arthritis in your feet, bunions, bone spurs or hammertoes.
You have one or more of the causes of corns and calluses discussed in this article.
You walk without socks.
You wear shoes that are too narrow for your foot.
You smoke cigarettes.
Diagnosis and Treatment
It’s not difficult to diagnose corns and calluses. No tests are required. A simple visual exam of the skin is usually all that is needed. Dr J. Leonard Knudson may ask you questions about your job, how much walking and standing you do, and in what activities you participate.
If your corn or callus is on your foot, Dr. Knudson may ask you to walk to check your posture and the way you walk, ask about your footwear and ask how you take care of your feet.
Dr. J. Leonard Knudson can trim calluses on your foot or correct them with surgery.
The procedure is painless because the skin is already dead. Additional treatments may be needed if the corn or callus recurs. People with diabetes, poor circulation, or other serious illnesses should have their feet checked regularly.
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It is important to have corns and calluses properly diagnosed by a Foot and Ankle Surgeon.
Dr. J. Leonard Knudson is a Foot and Ankle Surgeon located in Culver City and near West Los Angeles that is able to provide proper callus treatment.
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