The medical patch is used at home and in medical institutions for external use. It is used for diseases of the skin: corns, calluses and corns.
The corn patch contains
pine rosin, anhydrous lanolin,
natural rubber, precipitated sulfur, salicylic acid, pine resin, paraffin oil, agidol, dimethyl sulfoxide. Clinical studies have shown that leukomass applied to corns affects not only it, but also nearby healthy skin. The corn patch has antifungal, antiseptic and keratolytic properties due to its composition. It comes in several forms. For example, the Mozolin corn patch contains precipitated sulfur, salicylic acid, pine rosin, and emollients — paraffin, anhydrous lanolin, paraffin oil, and Salipod — salicylic acid, rosin, and sulfur.
The active substance can be not only
salicylic acid, but also other substances -
benzoic acid or oxygen acids.
Corn patch is one of the oldest therapeutic forms that are used to protect the skin area from external negative influences, to hide skin defects, to treat ODA diseases, and to treat corns. It is also used to fix dressings on the surface of the skin.
In order to attach the corn plaster to the affected area of the skin, it has a special adhesive tape on which the corn mass is applied. A protective film from an atraumatic web with a hole in the center is applied to it.
All corn plasters must be used adhering to certain rules. Before applying, it is necessary to clean, degrease and dry the necessary area of the skin. To separate the adhesive layer from the film, it is necessary to heat it between the palms. After the corn patch is fixed, you need to make sure that the treatment area covers only the diseased area. It is usually required to wear the patch within 1-2 days, while it cannot be peeled off at this time.
Callus patch is not recommended to be applied to the skin with scratches, abrasions or wounds. Therefore, if you have worn your feet in the blood, you can use other patches on the feet - protective.
Corn patches vary in shape. They are square, rectangular, oval, round and others. Some companies offer special
patches for feet, for the little finger, for corns between the fingers, for the ring finger, for small and large corns. Now there are even options with linings and pads - for the base of the fingers or arch of the foot.
But this product also has disadvantages. The leukomass superimposed on the problem area also affects the healthy areas of the skin that are next to it. Allergic reactions, redness and irritation may occur. In addition, the corn patch easily deteriorates during storage, its production requires high quality raw materials.