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Corns and Calluses (cont.)

Prevention

  • Wear gloves to protect hands.
  • Make sure shoes and socks fit properly and do not rub.
  • Wear felt pads over bony points where there is increased friction to the skin.
  • Surgically correct bony abnormalities.
  • Keep hands and feet moisturized.



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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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