The good news is that our podiatrists are trained to deal with these painful corns and callous. In 90% of cases, these corns and callous can be removed simply and painlessly in your first appointment. They do have a nasty habit of recurring, so our podiatrist will map out a management strategy and discuss ways reduce your risk of recurrence. Contact us now so that we can get you walking pain free again.
Corns and callous are areas of hard skin that start out as a natural reaction to pressure and friction in our shoes. Our body starts to put down some hard skin to protect the area that is rubbing, but it doesn’t always know when to stop. This extra hard skin starts to build up and can form a painful callous or cone shaped corn.
They can occur on two areas of your foot;
We treat corns and callous by physically removing it in your first appointment. For most people this is pain free procedure and they feel immediate relief as they put their feet back on the floor or into their shoes. As I mentioned earlier, corns and callous do have a habit of returning so we go hunting for the cause which may be footwear related or even changes in the structure of your feet. So we factor all this into your treatment plan so that you can get back to doing the things you love as quickly as possible.
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