This is one of the varieties of corns. The callus looks like a small, rounded, roughened patch of skin. Inside has a deep rod (root). In other words, it is a compacted, towering area of skin with a small speck in the middle. This spot is a hat of a rod that goes deep into the core. The cause of the formation of corn can be getting under the skin of a foreign body (a small pebble, a piece of glass, splinter). In addition, a dermatotropic virus can cause corns.
Is corn callum dangerous? It would seem that there’s nothing wrong with a small speck, it doesn’t strike your eyes, you can tolerate it. Just a callus. But the callus, causing pain, makes you change your gait. We involuntarily (or intentionally) put the foot wrong, and this entails an additional burden on the joints (mostly on the knees), as a result, we get their diseases. Therefore, corns are uniquely hazardous to health and require treatment.
Kernel corn. Treatment
Modern treatment methods offer several options: laser therapy, cryotherapy, drilling. All these methods are painless, effective and do not entail complications. During laser therapy, the corn is burned out by a beam; during cryotherapy, the area is frozen with liquid nitrogen. Drilling is carried out with the help of friezes selected in size, the remaining recess is treated with anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drugs. This is a cosmetic procedure and it is carried out in sessions of hardware pedicure.
However, if the cause of the problems was a dermatotropic virus, mechanical removal of the callus must be combined with antiviral, antifungal, antimicrobial agents. The course of treatment will be recommended to you by cosmetologists.
The callus can be cured at home, but for this you need to have patience, because it will not work out right away.
Pour hot water into the basin and add baking soda to it (a full tablespoon of five liters of water). Steam corn in it for 20 minutes. If the water cools down, add boiling water. We apply the salipod adhesive plaster (in pharmacies) on steamed corn. After a day, repeat the procedure. We soar a leg, put on a patch. After the second or third time, the corn should begin to rise. Carefully cut off the rising part and again soar your leg and stick it on. The next day we cut the corn again, soar again and apply the Salipod patch ... We perform the same manipulations until the whole root comes out. Usually, five to six days is enough, but if the root is very deep or even began to grow, then the treatment may be delayed. To avoid keratinization, clean the skin of your feet with a pumice stone (but not the corn itself).
There is another well-working method, but you can use it only if the root of the callus has not grown. Take a square piece of adhesive plaster, make a hole in the center of it to the size of the corn and stick this adhesive plaster so that the corn passes through this hole. Dip vinegar essence on it. One or two drops. The action of the acid will be directed directly to the corn, and the skin and tissues around it will be protected by a band-aid. If the root is very deep, it will be necessary to make steaming foot baths several times. The steamed and raised corn is carefully cut and disinfected. You can fall asleep with streptocide or another antibiotic. Baths should be at least forty minutes long. The bigger, the better.
Do not forget: you can’t rub the corns with pumice, otherwise you will only aggravate the situation. After baths, it is advisable to lubricate the formation and entire foot with antifungal ointments.