Callus Treatment

Calluses build so slowly that most people accept them as just their feet, until the heel cracks in harmattan or the ball of the foot begins to burn. Thick skin is the body protecting itself from pressure, but left to grow it can split into deep cracks that bleed and let infection in. Here is what a callus is, and how the clinic keeps your feet smooth and comfortable.

Key Takeaways

• A callus is a broad area of thick skin from repeated pressure.
• Left alone, it can crack, especially at the heel.
• The clinic reduces it and addresses the footwear and pressure behind it.

What a callus is

A callus is the skin’s response to steady pressure or rubbing, spread over a wider area than a corn, and it favours the heels, soles, and ball of the foot. As this overview of calluses on Wikipedia notes, they form to protect the skin, but on the foot they can thicken and crack.

How Flawless Esthetics Clinic treats it

When you book through podiatrist.ng, a podiatrist at Flawless Esthetics Clinic reduces the callus safely and looks at why it formed, from footwear to the way you walk. Where there is a hard core in one spot, that is usually a corn, and pairing care with a medical pedicure keeps the skin soft.

Grace, a 48 year old trader who stood all day on hard floors, had thick, cracking heels she was too embarrassed to show, and managed with creams that never quite worked, until one crack grew deep and started to bleed. She booked and was seen at the Ogba clinic, where the podiatrist reduced the hardened skin, treated the crack, and recommended proper care and footwear. Her heels healed and stayed softer with a simple routine. Left to deepen, that crack could have become infected, a genuine risk for someone on her feet all day. A short visit spared her weeks of pain.

Are calluses dangerous?

Mostly they are uncomfortable, but deep cracks can become infected, so they are worth treating.

Will pumicing at home fix it?

It helps a little, but it does not address the pressure causing the callus. A consultation finds the cause.

Book a consultation through podiatrist.ng and get treated at Flawless Esthetics Clinic. Call +234 802 637 2677.