Wearing tight shoes can easily cause calluses, pain, and difficulty walking.

Calluses are common among people who habitually wear tight shoes and can cause discomfort and affect daily life over time.

Image showing the patient's foot callus before treatment - Photo: Hospital provided.

A 78-year-old female patient presented with a 3x4cm, thickened, rigid lesion in the plantar fascia of her right foot, which had been present for many years, causing significant pain and difficulty walking.

At Military Central Hospital 108, the patient was meticulously examined by doctors, ruled out as having warts, and subsequently had the lesions removed using surgical instruments in the procedure room. The patient was also instructed on home care measures to prevent recurrence.

According to Dr. Hoang Quoc Tuan, from the dermatology department of the Dermatology and Allergy Center (Military Central Hospital 108), calluses are areas of thickened and hardened skin on the feet due to prolonged pressure or friction in specific areas such as the heel or the soft tissue at the front of the foot.

Calluses are common among people who wear tight shoes, and over time they can cause significant pain when walking or moving around.

During clinical examination, calluses need to be differentiated from viral warts. In calluses, the skin folds are still clearly visible, while in warts they are blurred.

When a callus is cut transversely, it usually doesn't bleed, but if a wart is cut transversely, black or red dots will be visible in the center, and there may be tiny points of bleeding due to increased blood vessel growth.

Dr. Tuan advises that the method of thinning the lesion has proven effective in treating calluses. Meanwhile, surgery or laser removal have many limitations, causing pain and poor healing.

How to care for calluses on the feet to reduce pain?

In terms of prevention, there are many measures to reduce pressure on the affected area, effectively controlling and preventing the recurrence of calluses, such as:

- Soak your feet in warm water for about 30 minutes every evening, then gently file the affected area with a pumice stone.

- Using topical medications containing keratolytic ingredients such as salicylic acid or urea will help to gradually soften calluses on the feet.

- Patients can use pads around the callus area to protect it from direct contact during daily activities.

- Patients should choose appropriate footwear , avoid wearing tight shoes, and make it a habit to trim their toenails regularly.

"In cases of severe calluses that cause significant pain and do not respond to home remedies, patients should seek examination and treatment from dermatologists at medical facilities," Dr. Tuan emphasized.

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