Unlock the Secrets to Corn-Free Feet: Your Ultimate Guide

Imagine you're binge-watching your favourite Netflix series, and just like that annoying "Are you still watching?" pop-up, there’s a recurring guest you didn't invite – corns on your feet!

Here at We Fix Feet, this is the cliffhanger we always hear about. So, grab your popcorn, folks; it’s time to unravel this mystery to pain-free, corn-free feet!

What's This Corny Business Anyway?

Corns are like those uninvited dense, cone-shaped guests at your foot party, made of compacted dead skin cells. They love crashing in various spots on your foot. Let's meet the usual suspects:

1. The Hard Corn: This tough cookie usually hangs out under your foot or on top of your toes. It's like a painful rock in your shoe!

2. The Soft Corn: Found between the toes, this one's a bit sneaky, with a whitish, rubbery appearance. It loves to lurk between your fourth and fifth toes but can develop between any toes where there is pressure!

3. The Seed Corn: The baby of the bunch, it often pops up on the ball of your foot or between toe creases. These tiny gatecrashers come in clusters and can cause a burning sensation. 

In contrast, hard and soft corns generally cause sharp pain that worsens over time if left untreated.

So, What's Cooking These Corns?

Rubbing, friction, and pressure – the three musketeers responsible for these corny affairs. Anything cranking up this trio can turn your feet into a corn fiesta. The main party planner? Ill-fitting shoes! Did you know most women wear shoes two sizes too small, while men go a size too big? And those high heels? They’re like the VIP section for corns, putting massive forces on your toes and balls of your feet!

But wait, there's more! Foot deformities like bunions and hammertoes are like the backstage passes for corns. Picture a bunion rubbing against your shoe – that's like a corn's favourite dance floor. And hammer toes? They love to push those corns right to the top of your toes, especially if your shoe is shallow. Plus, any rubbing from the tips of your toes where they claw inside your shoes can be the curtain call to your foot pain!

The Great Corn Escape: How to Bust Them Out

Corn removal – sounds daunting, right? But fear not, it should be pain-free, making those corns vanish. After removal, padding can be applied. Think of the padding and pressure offloading as your foot's superhero cape, providing relief as you slip back into, hopefully, now well-fitting shoes.

Our newest and upcoming treatment for corns is Curacorn.  It’s a game-changer in stopping corns from re-developing at pressure points on your feet! Curacorn uses the natural substance Hyaluronic Acid and has been developed as not to disperse under the pressure of walking.  It enables us to form a 'cushion' underneath a pressure area to decrease the production of a corn and ultimately relieve the associated pain. 

The effects of the groundbreaking Curacorn treatment can last up to 12 months.  As it is a naturally occurring product, it is very safe to use, even if you’re living with Diabetes and Rheumatoid Arthritis.

For those trickier corns playing hide-and-seek between toes, Curacorn is also a great solution for those too!

BEWARE! Now, you might have heard about those corn pads with their sneaky acid tricks. But here's the problem: They often play the villain, burning the healthy skin without really booting out the corn. So, let's put those plasters on the no-fly list, shall we? They really can cause more damage than good to your feet!

The Corn-clusion: A Corn-Free Future!

The real secret to a corn-free life is understanding the why. Once we kick them out, it’s about tweaking the choreography to ensure they don't sneak back in.

Ready to show those corns the door? Give us a ring at 0115 9328832, and let’s turn "Why do my corns keep coming back?" into "Adios, corns!"