A corn on the inside of the foot is a seal on a small area of the skin that appears due to friction on a surface or prolonged pressure on it. An ordinary callus is distinguished from the inside only by a small rod, which is located inside the skin in the latter case. These neoplasms usually appear on the plantar of the leg, but can occur in other places, for example between the toes.
Causes
The inner callus on the foot, the photo of which is not attached for ethical reasons, is very widespread among people who constantly walk, suffer from dermatological diseases or wear extremely uncomfortable shoes that can put pressure on a particular place, squeeze it or rub against the skin when moving. For example, sneakers that are too narrow or heel-rubbing sneakers can cause corns.
These neoplasms may also appear due to dry and diseased skin on the foot. A large load on the legs or penetration of fungal microorganisms into the skin also contributes to the appearance of corns. By the way, with prolonged walking, as a rule, an internal corns appears on the heel or any other plantar part of the foot.
Kinds
The presence of hard keratinized zones is detected in people of certain professions, if, as already mentioned, some areas of the skin undergo prolonged and constant friction. And if hardening is accompanied by the appearance of a core, then the painful feelings that have arisen force a person to free himself from an unnecessary growth as soon as possible.
There are several types of such neoplasms, and all of them are presented below:
- Water, or wet callus is a subcutaneous formation. It is filled with liquid and resembles a bubble.
- The callus is ordinary and bloody. The first is a yellowish liquid. In bloody formations from damage to the capillaries, the liquid is red. This formation is usually accompanied by pain. If it is damaged, then an infection can enter the body. Such a formation on the foot becomes a serious obstacle to normal walking, as it greatly disturbs the patient. But some time after the appearance, the corn dries up, and if it is not damaged, then it does not pose a serious health hazard.
- Dry or hard callus is another neoplasm on the foot. It appears after prolonged exposure to the skin of mechanical pressure. At the place of its formation, the skin integuments become rough and dense over time. Such a corn has a grayish or yellowish tint. Often appears in athletes, people who engage in physical labor. This type of neoplasm is almost painless and does not cause big problems. It will begin to bother a person if cracks appear on the surface of the corn.
- The callus is formed on the foot. In its place appears a small depression of several millimeters, and in it there is a rod that is difficult to remove. You should not try to cope with it yourself. It should be borne in mind that neglected calluses can cause serious problems for a person. Cracks and severe pain appear from them, so it is better to remove them in a timely manner.
- The corns are another kind of dry corn. It has a large lesion site. There are no clear boundaries on the keratinized area. Corn is most often formed on the sole of the feet.
If you have any of these types of corns, it’s best to go to the clinic for treatment.
Drug treatment
Again, to get rid of the internal corns on the body, you should contact a professional. Moreover, today, with the development of technology in the field of medicine, it is possible to cure the internal corns quickly and without pain. Treatment of internal corns should begin with a visit to the doctor. Only he can find out the cause of the appeared neoplasm. After all, they can also occur as a result of the virus entering the body. Then, after removal of the neoplasm, it will be necessary to continue treatment with antiviral drugs. Only in this way will it be possible to get rid of internal corns forever.
Today, there are a lot of medications to remove the described neoplasms. For example, ointments, gels and creams, which include the following components:
- lactic acid;
- celandine;
- refrigerants or propellant.
The most effective drugs
The most effective treatments for corns include drugs:
- "Nemozol";
- Bensalitin;
- paste "Five days";
- Kolomak solution;
- ointment "Super-antimozolin";
- plasters "Salipod", "Compid".
The kit with each tool includes instructions for using the drug. The main thing is to follow all the doctor’s recommendations and the rules for using the product.
Surgical intervention
The main treatment for internal corns is a drilling procedure. This is one of the easiest operations that even a pedicure specialist can do. It is recommended that doctors carry out their patients. But after the drilling procedure, a hole remains at the neoplasm site. Here it can be dangerous in the form of getting inside the infection and so on. Therefore, after the procedure of drilling corns, the remaining fossa must be treated with special antiviral agents prescribed by a specialist.
Traditional medicine as a method of controlling corn
In the spring and summer, we shoe sandals and shoes. It was at this time that shoes that were not worn for a long time, and especially new, rubbed the skin very hard, which provoked the formation of corns. Often they appear in the area of the heels, feet, on the little fingers of the feet, and also between the fingers. Almost every person has encountered such a problem.
So how do you get rid of this? Is it possible to pierce a corn bladder on my own? How to effectively treat internal callus on the foot at home?
There are many inexpensive folk remedies that help a lot with such problems. Often, you should not purchase expensive medications to cope with the disease. The most effective remedies in the treatment of internal corns are compresses prepared on the basis of lemon, aloe, onions, potatoes, bread, oats, celandine, geranium, figs, garlic with vinegar.
Lemon
The well-known lemon is considered the most effective remedy. The acid contained in it helps to destroy the corn completely. To do this, just need to cut a slice of lemon and attach it to the affected area, fixing the bandage. The procedure should be repeated every other day until the tumor disappears completely.
Bow
The second no less effective remedy is onion. It must be chopped in a meat grinder. The resulting slurry is applied to the place with the neoplasm, covered with polyethylene and fixed. An onion compress is done in the same way as a lemon compress.
A cut aloe leaf, a slice of raw potato, bread and garlic are also applied to the corn for the night. The main rule of effective treatment of internal corn with folk remedies is that a compress, lotion from any selected component is applied directly to the affected area. In this case, you must ensure that the product used does not fall on a healthy area of the skin. But removing the corn yourself is not worth it. If its base is deep in the skin tissue, then you can’t remove everything yourself. Leftovers can grow again.
Deep subcutaneous callus is removed only with the help of special tools. And with her treatment, according to experts, no drugs can cope. Doctors especially do not recommend using various lotions to treat internal corns. They can damage healthy tissue cells. Corn fluid will not help in the treatment. Especially if you apply it carelessly. Since this drug consists of alkali, getting on healthy skin, it provokes a burn, which is more difficult to treat than corn itself. Due to the high probability of relapse, only a doctor can prescribe treatment. Simple cutting is not a cure.
Potato treatment
Most likely, any housewife will find potatoes in the kitchen. The root crop helps to cure corns well. How to treat corns on the foot (internal and external) with its help, you will learn further:
- To prepare the healing mass, you need to grate potatoes and onions and mix both ingredients.
- Then this pulp should be placed in cheesecloth and put on corn.
- Thanks to this compress, the neoplasm will be steamed and soon there will be no trace of it.
Potatoes can also be replaced with aloe leaves. To do this, aloe leaves need to be cut and put on corn. It is recommended to cover them with a soft cloth or fasten with a bandage. It is advisable to do this procedure at night. In the morning, the corn will become much smaller.
Coniferous resin treatment
It is no secret that the needles perfectly help to cure many diseases. It will help us solve the problem of how to remove the inner corns on the foot.
In this case, small coniferous resin is used. The needles must first be heated and rolled. It must be applied to the sore spot, steaming and drying the corn in advance. From above it can be sealed with a band-aid or fixed with a bandage. Keep the resin in a sore spot for about two days. Then the compress will need to be changed. Soon the corn will completely pass.
Garlic treatment
There is another way to get rid of the inner corns on the foot. Garlic and onion peel helps to cope with it well. You just need to pour the ingredients with vinegar. Then leave this mass for 14 days, so that it is well infused, previously placed in a closed jar. When everything is infused, you need to remove the onion peel and wait until vinegar drains from it and it dries.
The treatment procedure is best done before bedtime. It is necessary to impose a husk on the corn in a dense layer. It is advisable to lubricate the area around it with petroleum jelly so that the inflammation softens. Next you need to bandage the foot and leave it overnight. In the morning, the leg will need to be washed and corn removed.
Prevention
With the appearance of corns, almost every person met. Often they arise due to the daily wearing of uncomfortable shoes. The inner callus is a “rooted” coarsened area of the skin. It occurs due to long mechanical stress. How does this type of corn differ from the usual? As we already said, her formation is accompanied by pain symptoms, and besides, this callus is difficult to remove. However, modern medicine can easily solve this problem.
But the appearance of this problem is much easier to prevent than to try to solve it in the future. What are preventive measures?
- Care should be taken to monitor foot hygiene.
- Try to prevent the appearance of fungal infections, and if they appear, then treat the disease in time.
- Doctors recommend regularly doing foot baths (and in the summer this should be given special attention), as well as cleansing the skin of dead skin particles.
- If you work with your hands, then you need to use protective gloves.
- Special emollient creams are also recommended.
rules
Dermatologists, in order to avoid the appearance of internal corns, are advised to adhere to the following rules:
- Do not purchase low-quality shoes. It should only be made of natural breathable material that will not rub your feet.
- Wear shoes only with a comfortable pad and thick sole.
- The heel of the shoe should be about 4-7 cm.
- With severe sweating of the legs, a drying spray should be used. In addition, so that your feet do not sweat too much, use baths on a decoction of oak bark.
- To get rid of dead skin particles on the feet, do warm baths with sea salt at night. Once you have steamed your legs, you will need to remove the coarsened areas of the skin with pumice and grease with olive oil or cream.