Calluses are considered an extremely common situation for a person who is constantly on the move. It is impossible to find a person unfamiliar with such manifestations. In most cases, the bubble does not cause severe pain, it only provokes feelings of discomfort, but medicine does not recommend neglecting the treatment of formations.
More often, calluses seem to be unpleasant and unwanted companions for representatives of the fairer sex, who prefer wearing shoes that are tight, uncomfortable, small in size, and with high heels. This type of chafing is easily acquired by people who regularly undergo intense physical activity: gardeners, models, athletes.
Callus on the foot
Having received an education due to regular friction of certain areas of the skin on the leg, a person wants to pierce the blister as soon as possible. Medicine does not always recommend removing calluses on the feet yourself; this leads to a number of unpleasant and undesirable consequences. It is recommended to consult a qualified doctor who removes calluses on different parts of the skin of the human body.
Water callus: how and why it appears
In most cases, the main reason why a person suffers from unpleasant and painful formations on the feet is improperly selected shoes or inadequate protection of delicate areas of the skin from damage. For example, calluses on the feet appear due to regular wearing of uncomfortable, tight or poor-quality shoes. Wearing high-heeled shoes leads to similar consequences.
Calluses on the hands often form due to the fact that people engage in physical labor or sports without paying adequate attention to protecting the delicate areas of the hands.
In accordance with generally accepted information, modern medicine defines calluses as a consequence of regular intense friction of certain areas of the skin. Increased friction leads to abrasion of the surface layer of the skin (epidermis), the deeper layers begin to release liquid into the stressed area, causing a feeling of discomfort. A callus formed over the location of blood vessels is called a blood callus. Blood callus is not dangerous, but it affects the general physical and mental condition of a person.
Water education
Treatment of calluses on feet
You should start treating a callus on your feet while it is still small and just forming.
At this time, it may not even hurt, so regular lubrication with an emollient cream will help prevent its growth.
Baths help fight calluses on your feet.
Add a little baking soda or ammonia to them. Small calluses can be easily removed using a pumice stone during foot baths. And after that they need to be dried and a special patch applied. If calluses have formed between your fingers, dust them with powder during the day and apply nourishing cream at night. However, powders should not be used for watery calluses. And if they do not go away after a couple of days, then it is better to consult a dermatologist.
Treatment of calluses on the feet with folk remedies
Folk remedies cope well with calluses on the feet,
for example, propolis mixed with fat should be applied to the sore spot. After foot baths, it is good to apply bread crumbs, previously soaked in vinegar, to your feet. Or apply lemon peel and pulp to them for 2-3 days.
- A universal assistant for both calluses and various wounds is aloe.
It can be bandaged to the callus overnight. Onion is also a recognized “healer”. There are many recipes using onions, the simplest of them is to grate the onion and apply the paste to the sore spot, bandage it and leave it overnight. - And if calluses occur very often, you can try another method.
Peel and cut the onion in half and pour vinegar into the halves. In a day, the onion will be ready for use - remove one scale from it and apply it to the callus twice a day. You can also soak onion peels; healers claim that this will be even more effective than the onion itself. - If abrasions and blisters appear on your feet, soak your feet for 20 minutes in a bath
with potassium permanganate diluted to pink and a small amount of salt. - Potatoes are very effective in combating calluses on the feet.
Grate it and apply the paste to the problem area, wrap it in cellophane and secure it with a bandage. Then remove the compress and clean the callus. This procedure can be carried out in the morning, but it is better before bed. - Surprisingly, calluses on the feet also do not like prunes, figs and tomato puree.
Therefore, applying these products will also help deal with them.
How to prevent calluses
The best way will be to prevent the disease in comparison with its subsequent elimination. The above applies to the occurrence of calluses. It is recommended to follow these simple rules every day:
- pay attention to the choice of shoes. Products must match the size of the foot so as not to cause the slightest inconvenience. If the shoes are tight, there is no need to hope that over time the shoes or boots will be broken in;
- give preference exclusively to special shoes for certain areas of activity. For example, sports ones are for walking, stylish ones are for business meetings;
- choose socks made from natural, safe and non-toxic materials without rough seams and holes that cause dropsy;
- use gloves when working with tools made of heavy metals that damage the skin of the hands;
- wipe your feet with a dry cloth and talcum powder regularly; damp skin is more susceptible to rubbing;
- Apply vegetable oil periodically if slight redness appears on the skin of the legs;
- provide a bactericidal patch to easily prevent a small abrasion from turning into a blister or bubble filled with liquid from the deep layers of the skin at any time.
How to pierce correctly?
And yet, should I pierce the callus or not? If your answer is yes, since there is no other option at the moment, first lubricate it with iodine. It will be able to dry the affected area and provide some relief when moving.
- If you are not going anywhere during the day, take a needle, soak it in alcohol or an alcohol-containing liquid, and then warm it up with a match or lighter.
- Next, you need to pierce the callus
so
that the needle passes through it twice
.
This is necessary to remove all liquid from the bubble, and remove any remaining liquid with clean hands. Then lubricate the callus with iodine
. - Don't wear socks
. Only flip-flops or open-toed sneakers are acceptable. This will help the affected skin dry out and become rough quickly.
Piercing calluses yourself seriously increases the likelihood of infection. So try to wait for it to break naturally. During this period, cover the callus with a bactericidal plaster.
If the pain is severe, take painkillers. If the callus begins to tear on its own, try washing the area with soap and water, lubricate it with antibacterial ointment and bandage it with a bandage.
Is it possible to pierce a callus?
Doctors have different opinions about the possibility of piercing a blister at home. Thanks to the action, it is possible to get rid of painful sensations and feelings of unpleasant discomfort. If you pop the callus immediately after it occurs, the blister will heal faster than if it is left unpunctured.
Despite this opinion in favor of puncturing blisters, many medical professionals categorically do not recommend doing this at home. According to doctors' explanations, the blister becomes a natural defense of the human body and occurs due to friction of areas of human skin on the hands, fingers, legs or feet. Piercing a wet bladder with liquid leads to the formation of an open wound, which is already an easily accessible place for any type of infection and bacteria. If puncturing the callus cannot be avoided, the wound needs careful care in order to protect the body from the occurrence of abscesses and inflammatory processes due to the entry of foreign bodies into the human body.
Regarding the opinion of traditional medicine regarding calluses and removal, it is not recommended to puncture a blister without reason and necessity. The exception is the fact that the callus is localized in a place where the bubble will inevitably burst on its own, or the callus is really large in size. After puncturing the blister, you will need to treat the wound and affected areas of the skin using antiseptic pharmaceuticals.
Antiseptic
Symptoms and causes
A wet callus or blister is an unpleasant phenomenon that brings a lot of inconvenience. Its symptoms are easy to recognize. Discomfort occurs at the damaged area, the skin becomes sensitive and swollen. Touching brings discomfort. It takes the form of a bubble, rises above the surface of the skin and contains liquid inside. A blister appears in places of friction. The formation looks the same as a blister from a burn. If the friction process continues, the bubble opens and its liquid flows out. A red, wet spot forms in place of the former blister. If the dropsy begins to burst, even exposure to water or air on the wound will cause severe pain. Stepping on such a callus is also quite painful.
The main reason for this phenomenon is friction. Under mechanical influence, the skin exfoliates, and the resulting cavity is filled with intercellular fluid.
The callus can swell quickly. The longer the exposure is made, the greater the size of the blister and the pressure in it. The occurrence of friction is also affected by humidity. A wet surface is damaged faster. Therefore, it is more likely to appear on sweaty feet or hands.
The “favorite” places for blisters are the areas of closest contact with the material of clothing, shoes or tools. They form on the heel, in the area of the nail plate, on the little toes, in the interdigital space. Heel formations are more common than others. On the hands, calluses appear between the fingers, on the inside of the middle phalanx and palm.
Calluses that cannot be pierced
According to doctors, not all formations can be pierced manually and at home in cases of extreme necessity. Unlike blisters that contain fluid inside, human skin often develops dry and bloody calluses. If the latter appear, it is strictly forbidden to carry out piercing. Piercing is a method of removing callus fluid; in the case of dry and bloody calluses, there is no more fluid, piercing will not bring a positive result.
As for bloody calluses, the formations are closely related to blood vessels. There is a high risk of infections and bacteria entering the body through an open wound formed after piercing. Such a forecast does not allow the procedure to be performed. Otherwise, an inflammatory process will occur, leading to serious health problems in the human body; infections and bacteria that have entered the blood vessels will begin to circulate throughout the body. If bloody calluses fester, it is recommended to consult a surgeon for qualified help.
Prevention
It is quite natural that it is easier to prevent any problems than to eliminate their consequences later. This also applies to preventing the appearance of calluses. How to prevent chafing on your feet? The following measures can help with this:
- wearing shoes that are your own size (don’t expect shoes to ever break in - this can lead to disastrous results);
- wearing shoes suitable for certain occasions (hiking, dancing, etc.);
- using gloves when working in the garden.
These measures will prevent the appearance of calluses and avoid the need to pierce them.
A callus is an unpleasant skin lesion that occurs due to rubbing with shoes, gloves or clothing. The formation is characterized by swelling, inflammation and severe redness.
The bubble resolves within a few days. Interstitial fluid flows out of it.
A callus causes severe discomfort and greatly worries a person. The presence of a formation on the skin is an incentive for many patients to pierce it.
However, it is not always advisable to perform such a procedure.
The result can only worsen the overall clinical picture and lead to the penetration of a secondary infection into the tissue.
Features of purulent calluses
Speaking of purulent calluses, medicine categorically prohibits the removal and puncture of such formations at home. Only surgical intervention is recommended. Doctors are obliged to prevent the formation of calluses and their transformation into purulent formations that require surgical operations. An ordinary blister can turn into a purulent formation within a week.
Regardless of the type of callus on the hand or foot, you should consult a doctor. The doctor will recommend an option for getting rid of the callus. The consequences of the development of certain types of calluses can be serious; it is better to prevent the formation of damage and immediately combat the appearance, without starting the development process for a long time.
Purulent callus
Actions in case of infection
A blister often becomes infected when it spontaneously opens and damages the surface protective layer. In the absence of disinfection, a staphylococcal or streptococcal infection gets into the wound, even if the woman simply rubbed her foot with new shoes. A banal everyday situation can lead to purulent inflammation not only of the skin, but also of deeply located tissues (subcutaneous tissue, muscles, ligaments).
The alarm should be sounded if the following signs occur:
- cloudiness of the liquid inside the bubble;
- increased local or general body temperature;
- redness and swelling of the affected area.
The appearance of these symptoms requires the use of antibiotic-based ointments:
- Levomekol;
- Syntomycin ointment.
Additionally, it is permissible to use the following local remedies:
- Vishnevsky ointment;
- Ichthyol ointment.
Treatment of water callus complicated by a microbial infection should be carried out under the supervision of a specialist. In advanced cases, there is a possibility of developing soft tissue phlegmon and septic infection.
Properly opening a callus: medical recommendations
The method of properly opening a callus depends directly on the type. For example, it is better to simply seal small water bubbles with a bactericidal patch without paying too much attention. If we are talking about large calluses that are about to burst, it is recommended to open the formations, but extremely carefully and accurately. Even a large bubble cannot burst like a simple balloon. A number of rules have been developed:
- the puncture is performed within twenty-four hours after the formation of a blister on the skin;
- Before opening, the surface of the blister will need to be treated with hydrogen peroxide, the needle will need to be heated over a fire or simply treated in an alcoholic liquid;
- you need to pierce the callus from the side: the main requirement is not to touch the bottom of the formation, which is located to the occurrence of inflammatory processes. The dome of education must remain intact;
- It is recommended to make two punctures: this is done in order to prevent rupture of the skin, which has a beneficial effect on the outflow of fluid from the bladder;
- the liquid from the blister is removed using a sterile bandage or cotton wool, the skin is treated by tightly pressing cotton wool previously soaked in peroxide;
- prevent possible infection of the affected areas of the skin: the wound is lubricated with brilliant green or ointment with a special antibiotic effect. It is forbidden to lubricate with alcohol;
- When the callus has been punctured, a bactericidal patch is applied or a bandage is used as protection; it should be changed at least twice a day.
Features of callus piercing are considered in each individual case, depending on the type and degree of development on the human skin. The decision to puncture or preserve the blister is made on an individual basis. Before the procedure, it is better to first consult with a professional. The manipulation is carried out at home or in beauty salons. In any case, the main requirement for piercing remains sterility and protection from infection.
Useful tips
The more carefully you pay attention to the process, the less chance the infection has to enter the body. Below are tips you'll need during and after your callus piercing.
- In this case, do not use products with a high alcohol content as antiseptics;
- do not forget to moisturize the skin at the puncture site to prevent it from becoming rough;
- If redness, inflammation or pus occurs at the surgical site, if pain increases or if there is elevated body temperature, contact a specialist immediately.
All tips given above are guidelines only. For detailed advice, contact a specialist. Depending on the specifics of your case, he will tell you whether to pierce the callus or not. Remember that health is the basis of a fulfilling life. Take care of him!
What happens if you puncture a callus?
If you pierce it, the following will happen:
- The liquid will flow to the surface of the skin.
- The skin covering the callus falls off.
- The pain goes away because there is no longer the tension caused by the fluid accumulated inside the callus.
- You can now step on your sore leg again.
On the other hand, after a puncture a wound is formed.
She needs to be looked after.
Otherwise, infection may occur.
