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how can i treat corns?

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Depends: If not causing pain, you don't have to.  If you choose to, there are over the counter corn removers that use acid, there are pumice stones too. If necessary , your physician can shave it/pare it down.  Wear shoes that fit w/o rubbing.  If you are diabetic seek advice from your physician prior to self treatment.

Question 2

best way to treat corns?

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Tight shoes?: If you are wearing shoes that are too tight – correct that.  A pedorthist can help with finding appropriate shoes.   Corns are often treated with pads over the area or can be shaved down.   For feisty corns, a visit to your friendly neighborhood podiatrist is your best bet. Take care.

Question 3

what does having corns mean?

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Painful bumbs: Corns are painful bumps on the feet, usually at pressure points, or in between toes ("soft corns"). They are often caused by tight shoes or excessive walking or running.

Question 4

what's a good way to cure corns?

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Emollients & Pads: Corns are a response to pressure within your shoes over a bony prominence. Therefore, gel or foam accommodations is one easy approach. Then of course applying creams and    ointments such as vit a & d oint is a great inexpensive choice. Buying wider shoes is another alternative. If all conservative treatments fail, then surgery can be considered.

Question 5

what are the best ways to treat corns?

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Sal acid plaster: 1) keep pressure off the corn, especially avoid too-tight shoes.
2) use donut-shaped corn pads to help keep pressure off a corn.
3) salicylic acid plasters, like mediplast, applied directly on the corn can soften and make it less painful.
4) corns can be pared, especially after they're softened by a salicylic acid pad.
5) a corn could be from an underlying bone spur, possibly needing surgery.

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: corns?

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Corns: A corn is a thick, hard area on the foot formed with  dead skin cells  often in response to friction/ pressure.

Question 7

are there certain foods that predispose you to developing corns?

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No: There are no particular foods that one might eat that would cause the development of corns (eating corn doesn't cause corns!). However, if one had poorly-fitting shoes, and had to walk many miles every day to the market to buy food, then he might develop calluses and corns from his daily trips to get food.

Question 8

how to eliminate corns on toes?

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Depends: Corns on toes can be caused by extrinsic (shoewear) and/or intrinsic factors.  Eliminating tight shoes is the first step.  Corn care with shaving, soaks, and padding can help.  Occasionally, surgery is recommended for corns caused from toe deformities that don't respond to nonoperative measures.  See a foot specialist for evaluation.

Question 9

how to remove corns on your feet?

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Deodorant: Corns form from friction against the skin, but also moisture is needed.  On top of changing shoes and socks, try moisture control by using spray deodorant on your feet (yes, the same armpit deodorant you buy).  This may help decrease moisture and therefore decrease chance of corns.  Also file them down daily in the shower or use Vicks vapor rub to soften them up..

Question 10

what is the way to get rid of corns?

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See below: Corns are usually caused by friction either between the toes or on top of the toes.
You need to remove the pressure, by either shoes with more depth or wider shoes, or toe spacers if in between the toes.  A podiatrist can scrape away the tissue but often times surgery is needed for permanent fix.

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