Calluses on the palms of the hands, medically known as calluses, are generally non-treatable and can be removed in a variety of ways, such as mechanical removal, medication, and laser or cryotherapy, if they interfere with aesthetics or activities.
A callus is a kind of keratosis that is formed due to excessive friction or extrusion.
1. Mechanical removal: This means using nail clippers or razor blades to remove the localized cuticle.
2. Medication: you can use some corrosive medicines under doctor’s guidance, which can remove the cuticle, such as salicylic acid phenol cream, salicylic acid ointment and so on.
3. Laser treatment: the use of laser heat to burn the stratum corneum, can play a rapid removal of calluses, but after the operation may form scars.
4. Cryotherapy: the use of liquid nitrogen’s extremely low temperature on the stratum corneum for freezing, is the local skin necrosis until the process of callus off.
Different methods have different advantages and disadvantages, it is recommended that patients who have the will to remove callus go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor for symptomatic treatment.