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CALLUS

SYMPTOMS

EVALUATION

TREATMENT

SYMPTOMS

Large patches of thick and rough skin.

Hardened, raised bump on your toes and feet.

Tenderness or pain under the skin.

EVALUATION

EXAMINE, PaLPATE, PROBE AND TRIM/THIN NAIL OR TISSUE.

If a callus persists or becomes painful despite your self-care efforts, medical treatments can provide relief:

We will discuss your symptoms and activity as it relates to your condition.

TREATMENT

Debride thickened skin (callus) with a scalpel. 

this will include the removal of the callus in order to help address the abnormal pressure that is causing it to develop.  

Padding or strappings will be constructed to distribute the pressures causing the abnormalities. 

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HARD SKIN

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Hard skin, or callus, is caused by frictional forces or a more diffuse pressure area.

 

Hard skin can often be managed through filing or using a pumice stone and by using a foot moisturiser daily, however callus often requires removing painlessly by a podiatrist with a scalpel.

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