How to get rid of calluses quickly at home?
Calluses often form on the feet due to prolonged friction of the skin, or due to increased stress on the foot. Outwardly, they look like skin seals with a thickening in the center. Although calluses are not contagious, they can cause both physical and aesthetic discomfort to a person, so you can try to get rid of them at home.
Content:
- Very effective remedy for corns and corns
- An effective recipe for corns
- Salipod plaster for corns
- Opening the corn or waiting?
- 3 remedies for treating calluses at home
Very effective remedy for corns and corns
There is a very effective remedy for corns and calluses based on Aspirin. Before proceeding with the procedure for removing corns, you need to steam your feet well in warm water with the addition of sea salt. Then you need to crush 6 Aspirin tablets into powder and add a teaspoon of water and a teaspoon of lemon juice to them. The finished composition is applied to the corn and the legs are wrapped with plastic wrap. From above they are insulated with woolen socks. After 15 minutes, the film is removed, and the legs are treated with pumice.
To get rid of calluses, the procedure must be carried out in a course of 2 weeks. Wraps are done every other day. This will allow you to quickly remove corns and other skin growths on the feet.
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An effective recipe for corns
If the corn is wet, it is forbidden to pierce it. Interstitial fluid is needed for the foot for protection. It is necessary to treat the corn with a disinfectant solution, for example, brilliant green. Then an adhesive plaster is glued to the corn. For the callus to heal faster, you should not put pressure on it.
It is strictly forbidden to cut dry calluses. With this traumatic method of treatment, there is a high risk of infection, which leads to the development of an inflammatory process. To get rid of dry calluses, you need to make a soda bath for your feet. For 2-3 liters of water, take 2 tablespoons of soda and a teaspoon of liquid soap. In such a bath, the legs are kept for 15 minutes. During this time, dry corn will soften and it can be removed mechanically, for example, using pumice.
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Salipod plaster for corns
The salipod patch is a versatile remedy for dry calluses. It is used to remove corns and corns with a stem. The plaster has a disinfecting effect, softens rough skin and relieves pain. It works deeply to get rid of the corn root.
How the salipod patch works
The plaster contains sulfur, salicylic acid and antibacterial components. With a complex effect on the skin, they soften its hardened layer, as a result of which the corn can be easily removed. It collapses from the inside, as sulfur penetrates into its structure. First, the top layer of the skin is exfoliated, and then the callus itself disintegrates. It is not difficult to separate it from the healthy dermis.
Salicylic acid contributes to the oxidation of the corn, and the entire bacterial flora dies. The patch is especially useful for people with fungal infections of the feet. During the destruction of the callus, mycotic microorganisms will die and will not be able to spread on the skin of the legs. In addition to sulfur and salicylic acid, the salipod patch contains rosin, lanolin and rubber. They are designed to enhance the action of the main components.
Sulfur, under the influence of auxiliary substances, penetrates deeply into the tissues of the corn and destroys it. Thus it is possible to get rid of even the root.
In addition, the sulfur dries up the corn. Its cells are unable to adhere to each other and disintegrate. During the treatment, the person does not experience painful sensations.
How to apply?
Before starting treatment, you need to see a dermatologist. You can use the patch only with the permission of the doctor.
The procedure is carried out as follows:
- Legs are steamed in a bath with the addition of sea or table salt. The procedure takes 15 minutes.
- After steaming the feet, they are thoroughly washed with soap and wiped dry with a towel.
- The patch is cut to size and applied to the corn.
- The medical patch is fixed with an ordinary plaster.
- The salipod plaster is worn throughout the day. Then it is replaced with a new one.
- To get rid of the corn, you will need to perform 5-8 procedures to replace the patch.
- During each of its changes, the corn must be treated with a scraper or blade. Separate it in small parts. If the removal procedure raises concerns, then you can seek help from a surgeon.
Store the patch at room temperature, not higher than +21 degrees. Otherwise, salicylic acid may lose its activity, and the patch itself will dry out and will not have the desired effect.
To enhance the effect of the therapy, the corn can be additionally lubricated with Nemosol ointment.
Pros of salipod plaster
The components with which the patch is impregnated have an optimal ratio. They allow you to quickly and safely get rid of corns.
The use of the patch is not associated with painful sensations. However, surgical removal of calluses always requires local anesthesia.
The patch can be used to remove calluses in pregnant women, children and the elderly.
The advantage of the patch is the antibacterial effect. Even if the skin is injured during treatment, the infection will not get into the wound. This is especially true for the removal of calluses on the feet, because a person's legs are always surrounded by a huge number of microbes.
Relapses of calluses after therapy are rare.
Indications for the use of a salipod patch:
- Dry calluses.
- Dry calluses with a stem.
- The corns.
- Warts.
Most often, salipod plaster is used to remove corns with a core inside. The therapy is carried out at home, which is very convenient. If necessary, you can visit a surgeon practicing in the clinic at your place of residence.
Contraindications to use
Contraindications to the use of a salipod patch:
- Allergy to the components that make up it. If there is an individual intolerance to sulfur or salicylic acid, then an inflammatory reaction may occur at the site of attachment of the patch. In this case, they refuse to use it. Together with the doctor, you need to look for other methods of dealing with corns.
- Renal failure The sulfur in the patch has the ability to accumulate in the body. This increases the burden on the kidneys, which is strictly prohibited for such people. Otherwise, the course of the disease may worsen.
- Moles located in the immediate vicinity of the corn.
- Age under 3 years old.
The smaller and younger the corn, the faster it will be possible to get rid of it with the help of a salipod patch. Sometimes 3 procedures are enough to forget about calluses forever.
Opening the corn or waiting?
Callus is a blister that forms on the skin as a result of excessive friction. Whether or not to open the callus depends on whether the person can eliminate the factor that led to the formation of wet callus. If he knows that tomorrow he will have to put on the same uncomfortable shoes that will rub the skin again, then the corn needs to be opened and disinfected.
The callus should be opened correctly using a needle. It is calcined over a fire, or disinfected with an antiseptic. Then, using cotton wool and an antiseptic, the surface of the corn is treated. Pierce it on the side. With the help of gauze, press on the corn and remove all the liquid that has come out. Then a compress with an antiseptic is applied to it. For example, with gauze soaked in Chlorhexidine.
The skin covering the exposed callus should not be cut off. It acts as a natural tissue protection. You just need to carefully remove its torn edges, if any.
When it is possible to save the corn from further trauma, then it should not be opened. It will pass on its own. You can speed up this process with the help of light self-massage.
When the corn is large and interferes with walking, you can make a special insole. An incision is made in the center of such an insole so that the callus can "breathe".
So, the callus must be opened if it is not possible to avoid further traumatic effects on it, but the procedure must be carried out correctly. When it is possible to minimize stress and external pressure on the corn, then it is not necessary to open it. Wet corn will pass on its own, you just need to wait time.
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3 remedies for treating calluses at home
Three powerful recipes for treating wet calluses:
- Plantain. Plantain should be applied to the corn and secured with a sock or bandage. It allows you to relieve pain in a few minutes. This tool can be used right on the street, if suddenly there is no way to take off uncomfortable shoes, and the corn has just appeared and it hurts a lot.
- Aloe. You can cut an aloe leaf, remove the side needles from it, and apply the pulp to wet corn. The sap of the plant also helps.
- Chicken egg film. Opened wet corn can be treated with chicken egg film. It is applied to the corn and straightened. The egg must be rinsed well beforehand.
These three effective remedies will allow you to quickly cure wet corn and cope with painful sensations.
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Article author: Mochalov Pavel Alexandrovich | d. m. n. therapist
Education: Moscow Medical Institute. IM Sechenov, specialty - "General Medicine" in 1991, in 1993 "Occupational Diseases", in 1996 "Therapy".
