42 year old male suffering from painful corns for past couple of months. Am diabetic. Need to surgically remove the corns.

Question

Yes, it is very important for you to remove the existing corns and prevent further corns or callus formation of your feet. Since you are a Diabetic, corns and callus can become ulcerated, infected and cause sometimes serious foot problems. The best way to remove the corns and callus is to surgically scrape them and to be done by an expert. Please do not do it yourself or let any untrained person do it. Once these are removed, you have to wear foot wear made of soft, pressure distributing material like E.V.A. Elastoplast, Poron. Please keep the skin of your feet soft by applying Vaseline on the plantar, dorsal surface of your feet and the legs up till the knees twice a day. Please wear a cotton socks while wearing the diabetic footwear.

Ajit Kumar Varma · Accepted Answer

Yes, it is very important for you to remove the existing corns and prevent further corns or callus formation of your feet. Since you are a Diabetic, corns and callus can become ulcerated, infected and cause sometimes serious foot problems. The best way to remove the corns and callus is to surgically scrape them and to be done by an expert. Please do not do it yourself or let any untrained person do it. Once these are removed, you have to wear foot wear made of soft, pressure distributing material like E.V.A. Elastoplast, Poron. Please keep the skin of your feet soft by applying Vaseline on the plantar, dorsal surface of your feet and the legs up till the knees twice a day. Please wear a cotton socks while wearing the diabetic footwear.