Callus Treatment

Calluses are a skin disease that hardens over time and begins to give pain. In the later stages, yellow discharge and inflammation may also occur. It can become quite difficult to perform daily activities. In addition to not creating a pleasant image, it would be painful to step on the callused area and wear shoes. In this case, contacting a specialist doctor is the right thing to do for you.

Calluses are easily diagnosed by physical examinations performed by specialists. Depending on the condition of the callus, the depth of the callus root, the state of inflammation and where it occurs, appropriate treatment methods are determined and applied specifically to the individual.

In corns that do not need surgical intervention, acidic solutions deemed appropriate by the doctor can be used. Unfortunately, this drug can damage healthy skin as a result of improper use of the chemicals it contains. That’s why it needs to be paid a lot of attention. The treatment method with callus bands is also a method with a long-term and low success rate.

Cauterization of calluses with cauterization is one of the methods used for calluses where drug treatment is not appropriate. In this method, the callus root is completely cleaned by specialists after the incineration process. A slight burning sensation may occur during this process. A similar method to this is the process of freezing calluses with nitrogen gas.

In this method, too, after the freezing process, the calluses are cleaned by specialists in a short time with a scalpel. During the intervention in these treatment methods, healthy tissue may also be damaged and larger wounds may be caused. The possibility of callus residue remaining reduces the success rate of these treatment methods. After these treatment methods, the patient can return to his daily life within 1-2 hours.

GET RID OF YOUR CALLUSES WITH RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT

The most preferred treatment method in recent years is radio frequency therapy, which is more comfortable for the patient, modern, provides recovery in a short time and is implemented painlessly. In this method, the area is numbed with local anaesthesia so that the pain is not felt. Radio waves begin to be sent to the corns nucleus. The callus core is completely removed and the area from which the callus is removed is closed. there is no bleeding during the application of the treatment, which is completed in as little as 10 minutes, and the need for stitches is not felt. The wound is closed with a dressing. After this treatment method is applied, the patient can go home the same day. The treated area should not be stepped on for a short period and should be touched. after continuing the dressing for 2-3 weeks, the wound site heals by covering it with soft skin.

The reason why the success rate is high in the radio frequency treatment method is that the calloused tissue is completely removed during the procedure and no residue is left. Since it does not damage healthy tissue, the area that is intervened unnecessarily is not enlarged and recovery is achieved as soon as possible. If the calluses are large and deeply rooted, the healing process may change. In corns with a deep root that require surgical intervention, the corns are removed by cutting and suturing under local anaesthesia. With this intervention, the callus residue may remain.

It is quite difficult to determine the healthy tissue limit. For this reason, healthy tissue is often taken unnecessarily, causing the wound to grow. In some cases, the wound may be too large to be closed with stitches. At the end of these procedures, unlike other methods, pain and painful sensations may be experienced in the calloused area. For this reason, with the development of technology, more comfortable, practical and painless methods have started to be preferred instead of traditional surgical treatment methods.