 Poster: A snowHead
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Just wondered if anyone has a tip for dealing with a soft corn on the inside of a little toe?
Had a macerated fungal infection which is now healed, but a pad of soft tissue remains.
Only remedy I've found is to gently abrade away with pumice stone, leaving time for skin to heal.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sounds like a reasonable treatment to me. Put some foam padding or chiropodists felt between the toes afterwards to stop friction. Don't use corn plasters beween the toes as it can encourage more infection.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@colinstone, I use both types of corn plaster, you can get non salicylic acid ones that are just a padded ring to stop rubbing. Found them very effective
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Don't use sal acid ones on the soft corn though, just the plain padded rings.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Hells Bells, are they too abrasive? I don’t like using them at night - once I’ve stopped moving about and I’ve no distractions I find them rather sore
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@moseyp, plain padded ones are fine on soft corns but, especially between the toes, the salicylic acid ones may cause too much damage to the skin and there's then a risk of further infection.
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Many thanks. I don't think pressure is an issue as I have lots of room in the toe box of my current ski boots. I think the problem started in my alpine performance fit boots, which are a little tight. I was hoping to get rid of the skin pad with the pumice. Would salicylic acid kill the skin layers so I can then abrade away over time?
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