Callus

In dermatology, a hard callus is an area of ​​skin that has become coarse and stiff as a response to repeated contacts and pressures. In botany, the term is also used with a condition of rigidity on the surfaces of plants or leaves. Since repeated contact is required for the existence of the callus, the most common occurrence is in the hands and feet. The calli are generally not harmful, but may be the source of other problems such as infection. Tight shoes can cause calluses on feet often. Musicians who play stringed instruments develop calluses on your fingers due to contact with the strings, but these corns are very desirable for musicians, since they help to relieve the pain of tension on the strings. The same goes for bodybuilders who develop calluses on the palms of their hands, relieving pressure against them of dumbbells.

Treatment

Calluses have three distinct clinical forms: helomas, and tilomas hiperqueratosianas.

Depending on their features and how they are processed, may or may not leave visible skin lesions and symptoms, but in general it is possible to eliminate them so that the skin acquires its normal appearance and integrity.

It is important to realize that the calluses arise in areas of higher pressure and / or friction and is a natural defense mechanism of the skin in response to these changes.

This way you can only treat a callus or callosity definitely if handled the change that originates, whether external (inappropriate footwear), or internal, such as a structural change of the foot (bone).

In any of the situations the use of a podiatrist is necessary since, in addition to the elimination of callus or callus, can prevent the occurrence of the same by making digital orthoses (typically silicon) and orthoses plantar (commonly termed ' insoles'), which are the most suitable treatments to prevent the recurrence of these diseases and treat them permanently.

However, there keratolytic creams and emollients that help rebalance the skin. They can be used in simple ways to calluses or as adjuncts to other treatments in clinical forms more complex.

It is important to remember that only eliminates a callus or callosity, eliminating the cause (friction, friction) site, is caused by bone structure or inappropriate footwear.

Prevention

Calluses are structures that appear when you use sapatosdesconfortáveis ​​or just too much pressure on any part of our body. Although it seems contradictory formations are healthy in the sense that help protect the skin from constant rubbing. It is a body's natural defense against excessive friction and perhaps eliminate it can cause an infection.

For this reason, the best way to get rid of calluses and prevent hardening, which means the use of proper shoes for our feet and take care of any skin area. No matter how attractive is footwear, otherwise, not have to use it.

A very useful remedy to prevent and treat corns and calluses, are now often use a moisturizer on the affected area. Gradually you realize that the area becomes soft and not re-produce hardening.