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How do you get rid of these freaking things?
I've been dealing with a corn on my foot for 3 years now. Don't know how it even got there because it's right behind my pinky toe, a part of the foot that doesn't really come in contact with anything.
Thought it was just callus and left it alone except to occasionally cut at it. After some time, it was still there, sometimes causing me a bit of pain when it grew out. I'd have to cut it flat so it doesn't hurt as much. I realized it wasn't just callused skin. After some google research, I figured it was a corn. The alternative would be a wart, but I ruled that out when it didn't spread even when I accidentally cut myself.
I've been trying to get rid of this thing for years and nothing has been working. I used salicylic acid patches many times and it never worked. I soaked my feet in hot water to soften the corn enough to cut/file it down enough to find the root, but I could never find it. I would go too deep and end up cutting myself. It would always grow back.
I read a blog by this woman who used calendula butter to soften her corn to the point she could scrap it off. I tried using calendula by itself but it didn't seem to be really working. The corn was a bit softer, but it wasn't going away.
I changed my strategy. I found salicylic acid drops that I could drop on my corn regularly. I didn't have to wear a patch all the time and the acid content was higher. I figured I could soften the corn with the acid and cut a little by every day until I reached my actual skin and the root. I also applied the calendula butter to help the process. It seemed to be working because the corn was starting to get smaller.
Today, after about two months of the aforementioned process, I soaked my feet in warm water before scrapping off the corn. Good chunks of it easily fell off, and I thought I was about to declare victory. I scrapped off all of the visibly callused skin, but once again, I could not find the root and there was still a very thin layer of skin that was harder than my regular skin. I couldn't cut anymore because for sure I would start bleeding if I did.
I'm back to square one. I'm going to continue with my current strategy but this is frustrating. Perhaps this isn't a corn at all but something else. I was trying to avoid going to the doctor but going to a podiatrist may be the only option. I've been apprehensive up to now because they usually resort to cryotherapy which can be painful and not always effective.
If anyone here has successfully removed a corn or wart on their foot, please share your experience so I can learn from you.
I've been dealing with a corn on my foot for 3 years now. Don't know how it even got there because it's right behind my pinky toe, a part of the foot that doesn't really come in contact with anything.
Thought it was just callus and left it alone except to occasionally cut at it. After some time, it was still there, sometimes causing me a bit of pain when it grew out. I'd have to cut it flat so it doesn't hurt as much. I realized it wasn't just callused skin. After some google research, I figured it was a corn. The alternative would be a wart, but I ruled that out when it didn't spread even when I accidentally cut myself.
I've been trying to get rid of this thing for years and nothing has been working. I used salicylic acid patches many times and it never worked. I soaked my feet in hot water to soften the corn enough to cut/file it down enough to find the root, but I could never find it. I would go too deep and end up cutting myself. It would always grow back.
I read a blog by this woman who used calendula butter to soften her corn to the point she could scrap it off. I tried using calendula by itself but it didn't seem to be really working. The corn was a bit softer, but it wasn't going away.
I changed my strategy. I found salicylic acid drops that I could drop on my corn regularly. I didn't have to wear a patch all the time and the acid content was higher. I figured I could soften the corn with the acid and cut a little by every day until I reached my actual skin and the root. I also applied the calendula butter to help the process. It seemed to be working because the corn was starting to get smaller.
Today, after about two months of the aforementioned process, I soaked my feet in warm water before scrapping off the corn. Good chunks of it easily fell off, and I thought I was about to declare victory. I scrapped off all of the visibly callused skin, but once again, I could not find the root and there was still a very thin layer of skin that was harder than my regular skin. I couldn't cut anymore because for sure I would start bleeding if I did.
I'm back to square one. I'm going to continue with my current strategy but this is frustrating. Perhaps this isn't a corn at all but something else. I was trying to avoid going to the doctor but going to a podiatrist may be the only option. I've been apprehensive up to now because they usually resort to cryotherapy which can be painful and not always effective.
If anyone here has successfully removed a corn or wart on their foot, please share your experience so I can learn from you.
