Corns & Calluses
What are corns and calluses?
Corns and calluses are a thick hardened layers of skin that are formed from your skin trying to protect itself from friction against the skin. Corns and calluses are not the same. Corns are smaller and have a hard center. Corns develop on the top and side of your toe. Calluses are larger and develop on the soles of the feet.
Causes
Corns and calluses are caused by pressure and friction against the skin. Some of the ways this can happen is:
Wearing tight shoes
Not wearing socks with your shoes
Symptoms
Symptoms include: Thick or rough area of the skin; a harden bump; flaky, waxy or dry skin; tenderness or pain under the skin.
Treatment
Corns and calluses are the most common treatment performed by Doctors of Podiatric Medicine.
They need to be treated because they do not go away on their own. If untreated, the body will see the corn or callus as a foreign object and develop an ulcer or infection.
You can book your appointment on our website or call us at (613) 424-9339.
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Corns & Calluses
What are corns and calluses?
Corns and calluses are a thick hardened layers of skin that are formed from your skin trying to protect itself from friction against the skin. Corns and calluses are not the same. Corns are smaller and have a hard center. Corns develop on the top and side of your toe. Calluses are larger and develop on the soles of the feet.
Causes
Corns and calluses are caused by pressure and friction against the skin. Some of the ways this can happen is:
Wearing tight shoes
Not wearing socks with your shoes
Symptoms
Symptoms include: Thick or rough area of the skin; a harden bump; flaky, waxy or dry skin; tenderness or pain under the skin.
Treatment
Corns and calluses are the most common treatment performed by Doctors of Podiatric Medicine. They need to be treated because they do not go away on their own. If untreated, the body will see the corn or callus as a foreign object and develop an ulcer or infection.
You can book your appointment on our website or call us at (613) 424-9339.