Treatment of corns on the feet (plantar nails)

| Plantar nails are what is popularly known as callus. A hyperkeratotic (thickened) lesion that commonly appears on the foot, associated with excessive friction or pressure and that causes hardening of the skin.

The medical name is heloma and they are very delimited lesions with a hardened nucleus, deeper than simple hyperkeratosis or calluses.

Treatment for corns

That of hyperkeratosis consists of the performance of chiropody, that is, the delamination of the horny layer. How do you do it?

• Keep the foot in tension.
• Place the scalpel parallel to the area to be treated.
• Slowly slide the scalpel over the affected area, progressively removing the superficial layers of the hyperkeratotic tissue until the yellowish tissue disappears and appears pink.
• When heloma exists, it is enucleated with the scalpel in a perpendicular position on the skin, with circular movements following the hyperkeratotic tissue that forms it.

Chiropody supposes the symptomatic treatment of these injuries, but as long as the trigger of their training,. For this reason, it is necessary to carry out a biomechanical examination to clarify the etiological factors and the consequent performance of a treatment. orthopedic, Through the application of orthosis. The plantar supports o templates They are orthoses that are applied to the plantar aspect of the foot and whose objective is to compensate or correct the different biomechanical alterations that may be present. Advance Medical Consultant Physician