The treatment for cracked heels varies according to the disease, with moisturizers used for dryness, foot soaks in warm water and topical ointments for eczema, and antifungal treatment for fungal causes.
1. Dry skin: the most common cause of cracked heels is dry skin, performance in addition to dry cracks, there may also be local tightness, itching and so on, can be regular use of moisturizers and emollients. The main ingredients of moisturizers commonly used in clinical practice include urea, lactic acid, glycolic acid, glycerin and propylene glycol.
2. due to eczema: due to the foot skin is often subjected to chemical and physical stimulation, which in turn leads to skin allergies, and foot skin sebaceous gland poverty, it will be manifested as chapped and dry, this time you can use warm water to soak your feet every day. Thick keratin can be thinned and then topical ointment, such as urea ointment, etc., regular treatment can improve the symptoms.
3. Fungus-induced athlete’s foot: If there is fungal skin infection of the foot skin, which in turn will lead to athlete’s foot, the foot or heel area keratin will be thickened and thus chapped, this time you need to use antifungal drugs, including oral itraconazole, terbinafine, and also the external use of amorphophallus hydrochloride cream, etc., the regular antifungal treatment, the symptom will be gradually cured.
For specific treatment and medication, it is recommended to consult a medical professional at a regular hospital.
Cracked heels may also have other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to determine the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or therapy.