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Treating Foot Corns
by Jeff Foster
Foot corn treatment can generally be implemented with over the
counter medications. Treatment should begin immediately when
the foot corn appears.
A foot corn is an area of thickened skin that occurs in areas
of pressure. In the foot, the skin will thicken up to protect
itself when the areas of high pressure have not been eliminated.
Eventually, you will experience a great deal of pain in the foot
at the area of the corn.
Foot corns appear as a thickening on the top of your toes. Hard
corns are normally located on the outer surface of the little
toe or can also be found on the surface of other toes. Foot corns
can often appear in between the toes.
The first step in foot corn treatment is to eliminate the source
of pressure. Sounds simple enough… right?
First you should avoid wearing tight fitting shoes as this will
allow your feet to breath as well as reducing the pressure on
your foot; pressure that can over time cause a foot corn to develop.
Tight fitting shoes can rub against your feet causing extreme
pressure and pain… and remember reducing pressure on certain
areas of the foot is one of the easiest ways to avoid a foot
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Beginning foot corn treatment options would consist of placing
a moleskin pad over the foot corn to relieve pressure around
the foot corn. Remember, corn paint, cure or plasters will only
treat the symptom and not get to the root cause of the problem.
You have to relieve the cause of the pressure.
Soaking your foot corn with warm water and Epsom salt for at
least five minutes, three times a day will help to soften the
corn. Another common foot corn treatment is using a pumice stone
on the corn which will file it down and it will begin to remove
part or all of the corn.
Applying lanolin-enriched lotion to help the skin become soft
around the corn can also be an option. Lanolin enriched lotion
will work underneath the skin allowing the foot corn to soften
up. Again, these are all easy ideas for treatment for corns.
Important Note: Treating foot corns by using removing ointments
that contain acid can damage healthy skin on the other areas
of the foot. Also, if the foot corn is open and discharging pus
or a clear fluid it may be infected and you will need to seek
medical treatment for a complete evaluation.
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The Author  |
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For more important information on
sore
feet visit sore-foot-remedies.com where you will find advice
on foot pain causes such as foot corns, ingrown toenails, and other articles
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ARTICLE PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 25, 2008 |
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