What is the best way to remove corns or correct hammertoes?
Most corns are not caused by shoes but are caused by either an enlargement of one of the joints of the toe or a contracture of the toe(hammertoe). Shaving the corn or buying bigger shoes will not prevent the corn from coming back or eliminate the joint deformity present. The treatment of choice is to remove the boney enlargement or to straighten the toe so it doesn’t rub against the shoes. Newer procedures do not require “breaking” the toe to straighten it and therefore will allow the patient to be ambulatory immediately without in many cases requiring the patient to be off of work.
