These make seasonal appearances, usually August-October. Tight toe box shoes in combination with prominent bone joints lead to external and internal shearing stresses creating a thickening of the skin. The soft corn becomes quite large and may contain an area of ulceration.

Soft corns are frequently misdiagnosed as a fungal infection of the skin. Over the long term fungal infections don’t hurt, whereas soft corns do. In the above instances one 30 minute treatment will improve your comfort.

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