An ingrown callus is a very unpleasant phenomenon. Especially if a callus appears on the foot. At first glance, the problem is insignificant, but it can lead to serious consequences - over time, it will become impossible to wear shoes, severe pain will interfere with walking. To prevent such troubles, you need to know how to get rid of a callus in time and prevent its further appearance and, most importantly, ingrowth. But if an ingrown callus has already appeared on the little toe, what treatment is appropriate? Read about it in our article.
A completely fresh callus can heal on its own in just one to a week and a half. After it has healed, you need to treat the skin with pumice and soak it in any nourishing cream or vegetable oil. Such simple procedures will help, at least in the coming months, to prevent the appearance of a new callus in this place. But if the callus is old and you didn’t pay attention to it at the time, it will be more difficult to deal with. Over time, keratinization occurs on the skin in this place - the epidermis becomes noticeably denser and tougher. In this case, you will have to use special measures, which are not always painless and pleasant.
The first thing you need to do is buy a so-called callus patch at the pharmacy. To get a good desired effect, before using the patch, you need to make a foot bath with hot water, adding salt and glycerin to the water - a tablespoon of salt and glycerin per two liters of water. Further. Apply a patch to the steamed callus, following the instructions strictly. It is not recommended to remove the patch for several days. After removing the patch, the overgrown keratinized area of skin should remain on the patch, and the little finger will look like new.
But if this does not happen, you will have to admit that a new growth has appeared on your little finger - an ingrown callus. It is not easy to eliminate an ingrown callus; you usually have to use “heavy artillery” - various therapeutic agents in the form of ointments. One of these remedies is called SALIPODE. Keep in mind that the ointment must be applied very carefully - it can cause quite severe irritation on a healthy area of the skin. Therefore, you need to apply the ointment only to the place of the callus. And this is best done with two pieces of adhesive tape. One piece of adhesive tape is placed on the little finger, then a small hole is cut in it (corresponding to the size of the callus). And after that, you can smear the growth itself with ointment, and seal it with another adhesive plaster on top. Such a complex bandage will need to be removed no earlier than two to three days later. In this case, you need to ensure that the skin on your little finger is always dry.
There is, of course, a more radical method of treating an ingrown callus on the little finger - we are talking about its surgical removal. But cutting off a callus yourself is very dangerous; the results can be disastrous. Contact a surgeon - a specialist will deal with your problem competently and professionally in 10 minutes.
Even with a sedentary lifestyle, a person walks more than one kilometer a day, let alone couriers, travelers or lovers of long walks in the park. Rubbing your foot will be equally unpleasant for both, and a callus on the little toe, due to the tenderness of the skin, can cause so much discomfort that it will be difficult to think about anything other than ways to get rid of it as quickly as possible. Fortunately, we have several effective methods for dealing with such calluses, and we are ready to share them.
To decide on treatment, you need to understand the types of toe calluses you may be experiencing. Some of them are quite safe and require virtually no treatment, but with others, the most effective and safest way is to see a doctor.
Getting a watery callus on your foot is a piece of cake. In fact, every time you rub your toes on new hard shoes, you get just such a callus, taken to the extreme. On the little finger, dropsy rarely occurs on the pads or between it and the ring finger, since these places do not receive strong mechanical stress. But the outer side of the little finger gets a fair amount of damage. Dropsy appears from short-term but strong friction, so be sure to expect it by wearing tight or hard shoes.
Dropsy looks scary: the space between the deep layers of the skin and the layer peeled off due to friction is filled with fluid with lymph and blood, especially if you have been walking in uncomfortable shoes all day. At the same time, such calluses bring incredible discomfort, although they do not pose any particular danger to health.
It is difficult to rub the little finger so that the blister bursts on its own, so with regard to dropsy on this finger, a dilemma arises: do not pierce the blister and wait until the liquid in it resolves on its own, or puncture the blister and speed up healing. When choosing between these options, it is worth remembering that due to the risk of infection, doctors recommend the first one, despite the pain and discomfort that will haunt you for several days. Most people do not want to endure these inconveniences and resort to the second method.
Dropsy is almost always a consequence of uncomfortable tight shoes. To avoid suffering from them, take your choice of shoes and boots seriously, not buying a pair that is frankly too small for you, because of an unusual design or a deep discount.
Rough, yellowish skin between the little finger and ring finger or on the pad of the little finger is a dry callus that has formed due to prolonged moderate exposure. Every day, due to slight friction or pressure, the skin in this area developed resistance to the effects, thickening the layer, and after some time this area turned into a full-fledged callus, which is not so easy to get rid of.
Such calluses can go unnoticed for years, since they rarely hurt and mainly when pressed, so it is usually the girls who are dissatisfied with the aesthetic aspect of these formations who are in a hurry to remove them.
When a dry callus begins to cause discomfort, some people decide to get rid of it with scissors, simply cutting off the rough skin. No doctor would recommend this treatment to you: the risk of affecting living tissue is too great. Instead, it is better to choose a slightly longer but safer path: soften the rough area and remove dry callus using pumice or special graters. What is the best way to get rid of such a callus between the fingers, on the pad or on the outside?
The main tactic for dealing with dry calluses is to soften and scrape. The easiest way to do this is with the help of special softening ointments for calluses, the range of which is quite wide, patches or procedures with steaming and moisturizing.
If the callus is old, then even a plaster will not help get rid of it in one go. Repeat the procedure to remove any remaining rough skin if necessary.
Core calluses can occur between the fingers, on the outside, and even on the bottom of the phalanges. This type of callus is the most painful: walking with such a problem turns into real torture, because the rod reaches right up to the nerve endings. Such calluses arise either against the background of neglected dry calluses, or due to dropsy that healed without proper treatment and treatment. Often, a callus on the little toe is caused by fungal diseases and viral infections. It also happens that this type of callus occurs due to a foreign body that has entered the skin and caused inflammation, such as a splinter. It is simply impossible to confuse this callus with any other: not only does it hurt very much, but inside you can also clearly see the very core that makes it difficult to remove.
If you want to get rid of such a callus on your own, we have bad news: a core callus is exactly the case when you need to make a choice between self-medication and medical help.
Clinics offer two modern ways to remove calluses:
Both methods of treatment, of course, will cost more than an ointment or a patch, but the rod will be completely removed, relieving you of the problem safely and effectively. Yes, there are patches for core calluses that require you to cut and remove the core yourself after soaking, but the chance of successfully treating a callus with such a patch is small.
We advise lovers of traditional medicine to resort to compresses made from propolis, celandine juice, garlic gruel or aloe juice on steamed skin. Only these remedies work exclusively for dry calluses!
There is not a single person who has never encountered the problem of calluses on their feet, but just a few simple tips can help you deal with them quickly and even prevent their occurrence!