Callus clinically known as callus, feet with callus can take general treatment, drug therapy, physical therapy and other methods to remove, if there is bone deformity, can consider surgical treatment.
1. General treatment: callus is mainly due to long-term pressure on the sole of the foot skin, friction occurs in the thickening of keratin, therefore, the first need to remove the causative factors, avoid excessive friction of the affected area, and choose to wear shoes with soft soles, fit shoes. In addition, patients can also use hot water to soak their feet, and when the lesions are softened, the excess keratin layer will be peeled off under the operation of the doctor.
2. Medication: patients can follow the doctor’s instructions on the soles of the feet coated with salicylic acid, retinoic acid and other exfoliation drugs, coated with drugs, you can use plastic film to wrap up the local, in order to facilitate the softening of the stratum corneum. The medication should be used according to the doctor’s prescription.
3. Physical therapy: If necessary, patients can also go to regular hospitals for physical therapy, such as liquid nitrogen freezing, carbon dioxide laser treatment, etc., to remove the overgrowth of the stratum corneum.
4. Surgery: If there is deformity of the foot bone, surgery can be taken after the doctor’s evaluation to correct the deformity.
If the callus causes discomfort, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment, so as not to affect the normal life.