Callus medically refers to callus, while dead skin on the feet generally refers to flaky or peeling skin on the feet. Callus and dead skin can be formed by excessive friction to thicken the skin stratum corneum, and dead skin can also be caused by diseases such as tinea pedis, etc. Patients should go to the dermatology department to clarify the cause of the disease, and then deal with it according to the cause of the disease. Treatment methods mainly include medication, other treatments and so on.
Callus and dead skin generally have no obvious effect on human health and can be treated without special treatment. For the activity, pressure when the pain or affect the patient’s daily life, should be given treatment.
Patients with calluses can use salicylic acid ointment, retinoic acid ointment, and urea cream applied and then wrapped with a film to soften the thickened stratum corneum. Or the use of liquid nitrogen freezing, carbon dioxide laser and other methods also have a certain therapeutic effect.
The dead skin caused by tinea pedis can be removed by local use of antifungal drugs such as clotrimazole, econazole, etc. For patients with large lesions and insignificant effect of local medication, oral itraconazole, fluconazole and other drugs can be used for treatment.
The use of the above drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions, usually should avoid excessive friction, choose the right shoes, socks, and pay attention to keep the feet clean and dry.