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Corns and Calluses (cont.)

Corns and Calluses Treatment

Self-Care at Home

  • Place protective covering or bandages over the sore to decrease friction on the skin until the sore heals.
  • Apply moisturizing agents such as lotions to dry calluses and corns.
  • Rub sandpaper disks or pumice stone over hard thickened regions.
  • Avoid stress to hands or feet by using gloves or changing shoes or socks.
  • Soak feet or hands in warm soapy water to soften corns and calluses.



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Corns, also referred to as clavi, are painful, hyperkeratotic papules of the skin that develop in response to excess pressure on the bony prominences of the feet and toes.

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