how to get rid of corn on underside of toe

[Ditto]

Lots of remedies posted on the internet.  But has anyone here been successful?  If so, what did you do to get rid of the painful thing?   I have one on the underside of my 4th toe and it hurts to walk without shoes/socks and is pretty big.  I have never had one before so this is new and not fun!

[cintinative]

I have used the over the counter corn pads.  Usually after a few days I can use a pumice stone/peel back the dead tissue and I have a lot of relief. 
 

the trick is to not get them again. 🙂

[Ditto]

Just now, cintinative said:

I have used the over the counter corn pads.  Usually after a few days I can use a pumice stone/peel back the dead tissue and I have a lot of relief. 
 

the trick is to not get them again. 🙂

Thank you!  I have no idea how I got this one.   In researching the causes, nothing fits.    Were you able to get a pumice stone in the tiny area behind the toe?   Tomorrow I am buying corn pads and a pumice stone.

[cintinative]

22 minutes ago, Ditto said:

Thank you!  I have no idea how I got this one.   In researching the causes, nothing fits.    Were you able to get a pumice stone in the tiny area behind the toe?   Tomorrow I am buying corn pads and a pumice stone.

I get them sort of between the last two toes but slightly behind. It is hard to get pumice in there but sometimes I can. My husband has a sort of pumice wand that works. ETA: stick? Pumice wand pictures are wrong

mine is because of my toe shape, but I also need a wide toe box.  If you get them chronically and well-fitting shoes don’t work, orthotics might help. 🙂 

Edited August 18, 2023 by cintinative

[Arcadia]

2 hours ago, Ditto said:

Were you able to get a pumice stone in the tiny area behind the toe? 

Get those that are shaped like a nail filer at any beauty shop. 

[Laura Corin]

8 hours ago, Ditto said:

Thank you!  I have no idea how I got this one.   In researching the causes, nothing fits.    Were you able to get a pumice stone in the tiny area behind the toe?   Tomorrow I am buying corn pads and a pumice stone.

I had something I thought was a corn but it was a plantar wart  if there's no reason it has occurred in that location,  is there a trusted adult who can look closely for a black dot?

[MercyA]

8 hours ago, Laura Corin said:

I had something I thought was a corn but it was a plantar wart  if there's no reason it has occurred in that location,  is there a trusted adult who can look closely for a black dot?

I wondered about this, too. Plantar warts often but do not always have a black dot. You can also look to see if the pattern of skin lines (toe prints!) is disrupted. Warts will disrupt the pattern, while corns will not. 

[Ditto]

10 hours ago, Laura Corin said:

I had something I thought was a corn but it was a plantar wart  if there's no reason it has occurred in that location,  is there a trusted adult who can look closely for a black dot?

 

1 hour ago, MercyA said:

I wondered about this, too. Plantar warts often but do not always have a black dot. You can also look to see if the pattern of skin lines (toe prints!) is disrupted. Warts will disrupt the pattern, while corns will not. 

Thank you both!   I investigated and it is definitely a corn.    This is good info, thank you for sharing it.