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Unable To Wear Shoes Due To Swollen And Red Pinky Toe. How To Get Relief?
I have a swollen n red pinky toe I have never had gout it hurts to wear a shoe I have soaked it and kept it elevated it has a callus on inside due to the way my toe sits under other one do not have ins and trying to avoid hospital visit and what is tophi
Mon, 10 Mar 2014
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Constant pressure due to ill fitting shoes OR mal-alignment of the toes could lead to corns or calluses at pressure points which pain a lot when pressure is applied during walking or standing
If I was your treating doctor I would have asked you to apply a topical keratolytic lotion once daily at night after soaking the feet in lukewarm water.
Keratolytics are formulated from salicylic acid and lactic acid dissolved in an alcohol base. The alcohol evaporates and leaves behind a white adherent residue which is the main active ingredient(salicylic acid+lactic acid).
regards
Constant pressure due to ill fitting shoes OR mal-alignment of the toes could lead to corns or calluses at pressure points which pain a lot when pressure is applied during walking or standing
If I was your treating doctor I would have asked you to apply a topical keratolytic lotion once daily at night after soaking the feet in lukewarm water.
Keratolytics are formulated from salicylic acid and lactic acid dissolved in an alcohol base. The alcohol evaporates and leaves behind a white adherent residue which is the main active ingredient(salicylic acid+lactic acid).
regards
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