What Causes A Toe Corn?
What is a toe corn and what causes one to develop? Forgetting about the toe for a moment, let’s focus on corns and calluses in general. While not everyone has a problem with corns, most of us either have calluses one place or another, or have had in the past. Both corns and calluses are essentially nothing more than thick skin. Corns and calluses are basically protective mechanisms, protecting the skin and underlying tissue from damage than may result from friction, pressure, or usually both. Not All Calluses Are Bad – Most people have calluses somewhere on their feet or toes, usually on the heel, the ball of the foot, or on the outside of the big toe. These are the areas of the foot which experience a good deal of pressure and friction, normally from wearing shoes. Calluses can also form on the soles of the foot it one walks barefoot most of the time. In this case, the callus acts as a kind of protective pad under the foot. We also may get calluses on the palms of our hands or between
