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Calluses refer to the build-up of tough skin on the sole of your feet as a result of high-pressure areas. If you have diabetes, the build-up is usually faster and more frequent. Your foot top, heel back, or in between toes can be affected by your body’s normal reaction to friction and pressure. If you do not properly trim calluses, it may result in ulcers.
If you believe you are building up calluses, contact Ruben Neito, DPM, a calluses in Bakersfield specialist, to discuss your treatment plan.
What causes Calluses?
The leading cause of calluses is repetitive rubbing, irritation or friction, and pressured skin. Also, other common sources of friction and pressure include:
- Wearing ill-fitting shoes that compress your feet areas or loose ones that allow your feet movement resulting to rub and slide against the shoe.
- Wearing unfitting socks. While socks reduce friction between feet and shoes, if they do not fit properly, they may be problematic.
- Frequent use of hand tools or playing instruments.
Symptoms of Calluses
Some of the symptoms you will notice if you have calluses include:
- An area on the skin that is rough and tough.
- A bump that is hard and raised.
- Skin that is flaky, waxy, or dry.
- A painful or tender sensation underneath the skin.
Calluses Contributing Factors
The risks to exposure to calluses are increased by the factors below:
- Hammertoe is a condition that results in your toe-curling like a claw.
- Bunions which is a condition resulting from an abnormal bony bump formation at the base of your big toe joint.
- Presence of foot deformities such as bone spur that cause constant friction in the shoe.
- Failure to protect your hand exposing them to increased friction.
Calluses Prevention Measures
For the prevention of calluses, certain approaches may be used:
- Wearing shoes that are spacious enough for your feet. Your feet should be able to wiggle in nicely fitting shoes. Any point of the shoe that pinches or rubs should be stretched to avoid friction.
- Padding hand tools handles with clothes before using them or wearing padded gloves.
- Using protective coverings. Areas that rub against your footwear can be covered by non-medicated bandages or felt pads. Lamb’s wool or a toe separator can also be used.
- Thoroughly cleaning your feet with soap and water, drying them, and moisturizer application.
- Avoid wearing overly high-heeled shoes or tight shoes.
- Ensure your toenails are trimmed.
Calluses Treatment
When properly cared for, calluses are treatable, when worse, limbs have been amputated. Some tips that have been recommended by dermatologists for calluses treatment include:
- Soaking your calluses in warm water.
- Using a pumice stone, file your calluses carefully.
- Moisturizer application.
Talk to a Calluses Specialist Today
Did you know that untreated calluses may affect the general health of your feet? Even though this problem can be rectified, if not properly treated, it can result in limb amputation. Diabetic foot and wound center in Bakersfield provides a wide range of treatments that will help you rectify your problem improving your life quality. Contact them today for a symptom discussion with Ruben Neito, DMP.
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