In the modern world, few people pay attention to their legs. In daily running, it is quite difficult to remember that you need to treat the feet with some cream, as well as wash them. If women at least sometimes go to the pedicure and lubricate the legs with cream, then a man is good if he just washed them at least daily. That is why the legs lose their youth early, engorgement and calluses appear. The latter are constantly annoying and painful. They can occur in people of different ages. In the article, we will consider what to do if an unpleasant education appears. And also consider methods that allow you to successfully treat corns on your heels.
Types of corns
Corns are dry or hard. They represent the keratinized region of the skin. Bubbles (blisters) may also occur. They usually contain lymph or blood. Sometimes there is pus. A corn with a core may also occur. It grows deep in the skin and, as a rule, is very painful. It may resemble a plantar wart with its appearance.
Prevention
In order to prevent the appearance of corns on the heels, the treatment of which is sometimes quite difficult, it is necessary to use clean and comfortable shoes. It should be the same size as the foot. In hot weather, shoes should provide ventilation. It is advisable to wear models made of natural materials. Thanks to this, the skin will breathe. You need to use socks that absorb sweat well. At the same time, they should fit snugly to the leg. However, they should not be very dense. They should be washed daily, if necessary, then much more often. If a person has a burning sensation on the skin, then you need to immediately apply a band-aid to the place of the focus. This will avoid the development of inflammation. You can also use talcum powder, which will reduce friction.
Corn callus treatment
Doctors associate the appearance of this type of corns with the ingestion of a foreign object under the skin. Because of this, there is excess pressure on the skin cells. This type of disease is practically not treatable. That is why in order to get rid of this problem, you have to fight it for a very long time. As in normal cases, simply removing the top layer will not work. The fact is that if you do this, then the person runs the risk of contracting any infection. Anyway, in any case, the callus again appears on the heel.
Treatment can be carried out not only medically, but also folk. It is necessary to make a hot foot bath. It is better to dissolve soap, baking soda or a simple mustard powder in it. Next, remove the top layer of corns with scissors. On the core, which became open, you need to drip vinegar, celandine or citric acid. Next, a bacterial patch must be glued to the wound. You need to regularly repeat such procedures. They can improve blood supply to this part of the foot and get rid of the problem as soon as possible.
Treatment methods
An additional method, which involves the use of medications, is the use of a medical patch. Thanks to him, you can alleviate the condition and remove corn.
Another great way is to drill. This procedure is performed in a hospital. The specialist selects special funds. Then he selects a drill of the desired diameter and drills the core. At the same time, healthy tissues are not injured. Special products drip into the recess that forms as a result of this procedure. They inhibit the development of viruses. This technique is very popular. Making it a little unpleasant, but its effectiveness is at the highest level.
The fourth method is laser intervention. Using a special device burn the rod. Further, the wound is healed with special drugs, as a rule, there are no complications.
The last way is cryotherapy. It is prescribed in extreme cases. It is a procedure in which the skin is treated with liquid nitrogen. A few days later, dead tissue begins to be rejected, and in their place appears skin. This technique is considered one of the most effective, but it is expensive and not everyone can afford it.
Dry corn treatment
Dry callus is a round outline of hardened skin. It is slightly smaller than a regular corns. Because of it, there is pain in the heels, discomfort and often cracks. Treating dry callus on the heel is quite time-consuming. However, as a rule, the forecast is always positive. If you follow all the recommendations of a doctor, you can even forget that this type of corns has ever bothered. Doctors recommend getting rid of keratinized skin areas. To do this, use cold salt baths. In order to care for your skin, you must use additional baths with soda and laundry soap. With regards to pharmacy products, ointments: salicylic or based on benzoic acid, help well. Vegetable oils show themselves well. You can choose olive, corn or flaxseed. Below we consider folk recipes that will get rid of dry corns.
Wet corns
It should be noted right away that it is forbidden to pierce this type of corn. Otherwise, the person runs the risk of causing a serious infection.
If the patient can no longer endure pain due to wet callus on the heel, treatment should begin with painkillers. However, strict instructions must be followed. If we are talking about the appearance of corns in a pregnant or lactating woman, then it is better not to do this. If the corn itself burst, then it must be thoroughly washed with soap, greased with a special agent against bacteria, and also bandaged with a bandage.
You can open the bubble yourself in only one case. This is a situation when a person continues to rub this place. Only in this case can it be opened. Doing this is permitted either with a needle or with another sharp object. However, it must be held above the flame or treated with alcohol. This must be done very carefully.
Folk recipes
In folk medicine, there are many recipes with which you can fight calluses on the heels. Home treatment is allowed with raw potatoes, onions. It is necessary to grind them, put on corn and glue with a band-aid. After 24 hours, a layer of skin that is slightly softened should be scraped off. After that, apply foot cream. If desired, the procedure can be repeated regularly.
Corn can be removed using celandine juice. Many patients use this particular method. Pork fat is also allowed. The proportion in a mixture with celandine juice should be one to one. You can use natural propolis. It should be attached with adhesive tape. Apply to sick heels this mixture for several days. Progress will be noticeable quickly. In this way, treating heel corns at home will be as simple as possible.
If you want to speed up the healing process, then you need to remove the upper layer of the skin after each procedure.
Dandelion juice can also lubricate the skin. This recipe is suitable for those people who want to remove dried corn.
Permitted to use lemon. It is necessary to cut off the top and place it with the pulp to the skin, put on the corn. Next you need to bandage and leave overnight. However, before the procedure, it is necessary to steam the corn.
You can breed potassium permanganate. It should be brown. In this solution, you need to lower the heel with corn for 15 minutes. Next, grease it with iodine. The procedure is done no more than three times a week. After 14 days, the corn completely disappears.
Additional funds
If the corn is already old, then it can and can be removed painlessly. It is necessary to apply to her eight days in a row a compress of bread crumb. It is necessary to moisten it with vinegar, and then attach a piece of aloe for the night. In order to quickly heal the corn on the heel, treatment should be regular.
You can wipe the skin with a tomato or tomato paste. If you make a compress of fish oil with aloe juice at night, you can get rid of wet callus. A cotton pad should be moistened in this solution and applied to inflammation. Then it is necessary to bandage or fix with a band-aid.
Fresh milk, in which prunes were boiled, helps excellently from corns.
Urgently to the doctor
If a person has a sore corn, bleeds, festering, becomes inflamed and cannot be cured for more than 2 weeks, you need to urgently go to the hospital. The doctor will conduct a study and will be able to prescribe treatment. As a rule, the treatment of heel corns that occur due to eczema, herpes, lichen, diabetes, and also due to other infectious diseases can be completely different from the above methods. That is why it is necessary to take even minor formations seriously. Dangerous infections can lead to amputation of the limb, tissue death, and death. Sometimes the pain is so severe that it is difficult for a person to walk. Because of this, all joints of the legs are under tremendous strain. In order to prevent such consequences, it is necessary to treat even minor small corns. The main thing is to do this in the early stages of development. Very often, corn on the heel comes from uncomfortable shoes. The treatment in this case is as easy as possible.
Bone callus
Bone callus is formed after the fracture heals. This is not an individual disease. Bone callus is considered a natural process, as well as a natural reaction of the body. This is due to the fact that it allows you to heal and fracture much faster.
In order to alleviate the condition, it is necessary to limit the load, conduct a course of electrophoresis. A traumatologist should direct these procedures. If bone marrow appears, then this indicates that the fracture began to heal. In an x-ray, it is very noticeable.
The child has
An effective treatment for purulent corns on the heel of a child should be called the usual treatment with ointment. Be sure to bandage the leg or apply a patch. Nothing more to do. The fact is that the children's body quickly copes with such injuries, so any corn quickly heals. In order for them not to reappear, you need to choose good shoes made of genuine leather. At the same time, it should be wide enough. Socks need to choose cotton, they need to be washed constantly.
Means for treatment
Repeated inflammation of the callus can lead to infection. In the event that the corn itself does not pass, it is necessary to use a lemon. It is necessary to clean a small piece, attach to the corns and dress. This must be done before bedtime, before the child goes to bed. Aloe pulp can also be used. You need to put a little on the skin, bandage it with a bandage. It is better to do this also at night. If desired, you can use fig berries. They should also be cut and chopped. A similar method is suitable for the treatment of corns with a rod on the heel.
Summary
Even such an insignificant formation as corn can cause serious trouble. You need to constantly monitor the condition of your legs. This will prevent complications and the development of infection. It should be noted that most often corns cause severe pain. Because of this, a person cannot walk normally, his gait changes, which leads to excessive wear of the joints. They are under additional pressure and may experience any problems with the musculoskeletal system. In order to cure corn, you need to understand what kind of corn it is. To do this, consult a doctor. Any callus is treated by a surgeon. In the early stages, you can contact a dermatologist.
It should be understood that each of the species is treated differently. That is why methods of treating dry callus on a heel with a shaft cannot be used for wet. This may not only not help, but also lead to terrible consequences. In order to avoid the re-emergence and development of the disease, it is necessary to get rid of the shoes, because of which the corn appeared. Ideally, you need to choose comfortable shoes that allow you to move around for a long time without any discomfort. If you cannot use other shoes, you must carefully isolate the place that is rubbed. Otherwise, under the influence of friction, corns will be constantly disturbed. This is especially true for wet ones. The fact is that if you ignore wet callus and put on the shoes that caused it to happen, it may turn out to break. In most cases, this leads to infection, which is dangerous to health.
Ideally, treating heel corns at home is real. The main thing is to do it on time and at the beginning of the development of this education. You can use the above tinctures, ointments, as well as plants. They will help get rid of the symptoms and the immediate callus itself.