How to remove dry corn between toes?

Drug, alternative and homeopathic treatment of dry calluses on the legs often require a certain amount of preparation, time and effort, moreover, they do not always give the expected results. But you want to get rid of the uncomfortable growth as quickly as possible. And this opportunity provides a surgical treatment that keeps up with physiotherapy methods.

True, doctors do not recommend resorting to such drastic measures unless absolutely necessary. Indications for hardware or prompt removal of  dry calluses on the legs  can be:

• The lack of positive dynamics in the treatment of drug and alternative means.
• Obstacle performance of employment duties.
• Serious problems with shoes and movement.
• The presence of diseases that can worsen due to changes in gait, provoked by pain and the inability to rely on the entire foot.
• Old corns that are rooted deep in the soft tissues of the foot, making it impossible to remove them by external means.
• The development of painful corns on the background of a steadily reduced immunity, for example, in case of immunodeficiency (in this case, drug treatment may not give a quick result).

Directly surgical treatment, which is usually prescribed for the core version of the corn, is to drill the corn with a diamond cutter. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia (if desired, although it is not accompanied by pain) for 10-20 minutes. At the end of treatment, the wound is closed with an aseptic dressing, and the patient can safely go home.

Another surgical treatment option is the excision of corns with a scalpel. This operation is performed under general anesthesia. Subsequently, the patient is treated in a hospital, getting a scar on the foot.

Physiotherapeutic treatment is considered to be less traumatic and practically bloodless, the variants of which are:

Laser removal of dry calluses on the legs.

This method is considered the most popular and effective, since it virtually eliminates the risk of a relapse of corn. The laser gently removes coarse tissues and a core of corn, kills germs in the wound, coagulates the damaged vessels, thus avoiding bleeding, prevents inflammation during the recovery period. The laser beam dries out keratinized tissues in layers, so the duration of the procedure will depend on the size of the corn.

At the same time, there is almost no pain, but if you wish, you can use mastetic anesthetics. Fabrics after the procedure are restored rather quickly, but still they are recommended to be treated with an antiseptic and protected from friction with a plaster.

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Cryodestruction or freezing of corn with liquid nitrogen

Through the apparatus for cryotherapy for half a minute, affect the corn, which leads to the destruction of its tissues. The patient does not feel any pain, except for a slight tingling sensation.

The corn turns white and after a while it disappears by itself. The truth is sometimes required to carry out more than one procedure. Soft tissues of the foot recover almost as quickly as after laser therapy.

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Electrocoagulation and radio wave removal of dry corn

These are methods of physical impact, contributing to the destruction of callus tissues using electric current and radio frequency waves. These are bloodless and practically painless methods, but they are used less frequently than cryodestruction and laser treatment.

Treatment by physical methods is carried out both in the hospital and in cosmetology rooms. It is very important to pay attention to the conditions in which the procedure is carried out in order to avoid the risk of infection.

After the removal of dry calluses on the legs by physical methods, tissues are restored faster than after surgical treatment (especially with a scalpel). But it will be necessary to be careful for a couple of weeks, because physical therapy can increase the sensitivity of tissues to light. So keep the bottom of the legs in the open sun is not recommended.

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