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Soft Corns
What are Soft Corns?
Causes of Soft Corns
Treatment
What are Soft Corns?
Soft corns are soft areas of thickened skin between the toes.
They are rubbery and are usually yellow or white in colour. They can be very painful.
Causes of Soft Corns
Soft Corns usually occur when your toes rub together. The warmth and moisture between your toes makes them soft.
Wearing shoes which squash your toes together and not drying well between your toes after you wash can make things worse.
Treatment
Keeping your toes apart with toe separators bought from the supermarket, chemist or internet can help. Dabbing the corn with surgical spirit (available from the chemist) can help to dry the area.
If the corn is still painful, you may need to see a Podiatrist to have it removed.
The corn may come back after treatment if you do not keep the toes apart or wear the right shoes.
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If you have a problem which does not improve as you would expect with self-care, you should contact a healthcare professional for advice. This may be your GP, Pharmacist, NHS Podiatry Service or a Private Podiatrist.
Please make sure your podiatrist is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and look out for the letters HCPC after their name.
