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What Is The Difference Between Corns And Calluses?
Question: What is the difference between a corn and a callous
Brief Answer:
both formed from excess friction to an area
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
(1)Calluses are areas of dead skin, this is an area of thickened skin , this occurs as a result of repeated injury or trauma to an area.
They are larger than corns and not as well defined and tend to occur on the bottom of the foot though they can occur in any area of repeated friction.
Calluses develop as a result of forces distributed or spread over a wide area of skin (this is why larger), they do not have a central core which is seen in corns
(2)Corns tend to occur between the toes or on top of the foot. Those between the foot tend to be soft (called heloma molle), those on top of the feet are hard (called heloma)
They have a central core.
They are also as a result of repeated friction but due to more localised or pin point force applied to a smaller area.
I hope this helps,feel free to ask any other questions
Essentially they are both thick potentially painful skin.
both formed from excess friction to an area
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
(1)Calluses are areas of dead skin, this is an area of thickened skin , this occurs as a result of repeated injury or trauma to an area.
They are larger than corns and not as well defined and tend to occur on the bottom of the foot though they can occur in any area of repeated friction.
Calluses develop as a result of forces distributed or spread over a wide area of skin (this is why larger), they do not have a central core which is seen in corns
(2)Corns tend to occur between the toes or on top of the foot. Those between the foot tend to be soft (called heloma molle), those on top of the feet are hard (called heloma)
They have a central core.
They are also as a result of repeated friction but due to more localised or pin point force applied to a smaller area.
I hope this helps,feel free to ask any other questions
Essentially they are both thick potentially painful skin.
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