{"id":4017,"date":"2025-04-30T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T21:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/corns-and-calluses\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:39:15","slug":"corns-and-calluses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/corns-and-calluses\/","title":{"rendered":"Corns and Calluses: Understanding These Painful Skin Thickenings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are corns and calluses?<\/h2>\n\n<p>A corn is a <strong>localized, cone-shaped thickening of the skin<\/strong> that penetrates deeper layers and <strong>causes pain<\/strong> under pressure. A <strong>callus<\/strong> is a broader area of <strong>thickened skin caused<\/strong> by prolonged rubbing or pressure. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hard, yellowish, thickened skin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pain with pressure (especially with corns)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Central core in the lesion (corn)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discomfort when walking or wearing shoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common causes<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tight or rigid shoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomechanical imbalances (flat feet, high arches, toe deformities)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repetitive walking or standing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Old or poorly adapted orthotics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible complications<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Infections (especially in diabetics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ulcers or open wounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limping or compensatory pain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permanent thickening of the skin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment at PodiSant\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional debridement<\/h3>\n\n<p>Safe removal of excess skin by a podiatrist.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gait analysis<\/h3>\n\n<p>To identify pressure-related causes.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Custom orthotics<\/h3>\n\n<p>To reduce friction points and improve weight distribution.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personalized recommendations<\/h3>\n\n<p>Footwear advice, skin hydration, and regular maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A corn is a localized, cone-shaped thickening of the skin that penetrates deeper layers and causes pain under pressure. A callus is a broader area of thickened skin caused by prolonged rubbing or pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3454,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-common-conditions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4017"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5450,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4017\/revisions\/5450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}