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Hi Bees! Time for an embarassing confession.... I wear heels at work all day and lately I've been finding myself with CORNS! Yuck!! I've tried the corn removers and the callous peels off but then it's back in a few days. Do you ladies have any suggestions for reducing them or getting rid of them entirely? They kinda ruin my whole cute-summery-pedicure feel, lol! PS while we're on the topic of feet, I love my pedegg :)

ha ha, this is my forte! i'm a podiatric assistant! lol, to make corns not come back, you have to stop wearing or doing whatever is causing them! bummer i know!!! depending on where your corn is, sometimes it's do to what's called a bone spur, and pushes the skin out and makes it more prone to a corn... if you can't stop wearing those shoes, try corn pads(they don't look any better than a corn thought), or just keep removing them every few days.. you can visit a podiatrist and they can take x-rays if they feel it is a bone, and can usually remove it in a minor same day surgery.

Oh, good idea MissAsB.

Really?! My shoes never FEEL too tight, but that makes sense...hmm! Maybe I need to get my foot measured

some corns can be caused by shoes being too tight, but some aren't. i get them where my pinky nail rubs against my 4th toe.. some people get the where their toe touches the top of the shoe, some get them where the sides of their feet touch the outside of the shoe. it is always a good idea to have your feet measured, but wearing shoes that are too big can cause just as many problems as wearing shoes that are too small... try stretching the shoe out where the corn in forming is also a ery common practice!

@BrittanyMichelle, WOOOT! Love it! Thanks girl... I have so many feet issues, too bad you're not in California, I'd go to your office, haha! I also have nasty toe nail fungus that I've had since it was a kid.. doctor said it's either that pill that can cause liver damage or live with it! Any other ideas? Sorry that this is so TMI but you're a goldmine of info for people with nasty feety like me :)

the pill is not the only option, but it is very effective.. they do have a new treatment(which we don't have in our little po-dunk town) which is laser, it's supposed to be painless and very effective and many insurances even pay for it. to get rid of fungus, and if you don't want to go to the doc right now, by some fungus killer for your nails and put it on as directed. wearing nail polish and closed toed shoes or shocks can cause fungus to multiply, you are giving it a nice dark(polish/socks/shoes), warm, wet(yes your feet sweat it shoes!) place to live, try no polish to see if it helps. if you are young a healthy the pill is pretty safe though( but you'll still want to go sans polish), you can also have a supe simple blood test done every once in a while to see if it is affecting your liver function, and if it is stopping it will usually make your liver enzymes return to normal(damaged liver=high liver enzymes, which are shown through a liver panel!) hope this helps!!

you are awesome! thank you so much. I'm going to contact Kaiser (my HMO) and ask about the laser treatment. That sounds awesome!! Thanks again!

ooh, i forgot to tell you, you should have your nails clipped and sent to a lab to test for fungus, sometimes it looks like you have fungus and you really have whats called dystrophic nails which is cause sometimes by decreases blood flow or trauma! fix it now thought cause sometimes it can damage your nail bed, and it's just gets worse!

anytime!  i should change my name to thefootgirl! LOL

SweetheartDealer - apparently i lied to you, that laser isn't yet fda approved so insurance won't cover it, it's $800 - $1000 per treatment and it can take several treatments