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Hello! I’ve Asked Numerous “neurotic” Skin Related Questions Here In
Question: Hello! I’ve asked numerous “neurotic” skin related questions here in the past, and I’m here with yet another one! I was recently using a callous shaver on the side of the heel of my foot and accidentally shaved off too much skin, leading it to bleed. It is healing just fine, but I’ve done the same thing in that same spot quite a few times in the past. So my anxious mind is wondering....can doing that ever induce any kind of cancerous changes in the skin? Unfortunately I also have some calloused areas on my fingertip from texting and have developed the bad habit of picking the skin off that area (which I need to stop doing lol!) so my mind worries about that same thing. Thanks for any reassurances which you can provide!
Hello! I’ve asked numerous “neurotic” skin related questions here in the past, and I’m here with yet another one! I was recently using a callous shaver on the side of the heel of my foot and accidentally shaved off too much skin, leading it to bleed. It is healing just fine, but I’ve done the same thing in that same spot quite a few times in the past. So my anxious mind is wondering....can doing that ever induce any kind of cancerous changes in the skin? Unfortunately I also have some calloused areas on my fingertip from texting and have developed the bad habit of picking the skin off that area (which I need to stop doing lol!) so my mind worries about that same thing. Thanks for any reassurances which you can provide!
Brief Answer:
No risk of cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and noted your concern.
A callous or thick skin at pressure/ friction sites is just extra layers of dead skin I.e stratum corneum and removing it or shaving it a bit by bit is commonly advised to relieve discomfort and improve cosmesis. But the skin stays benign and even though the thick skin may come back if the underlying cause- pressure/ friction continues to persist but those those changes never get cancerous.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.
No risk of cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and noted your concern.
A callous or thick skin at pressure/ friction sites is just extra layers of dead skin I.e stratum corneum and removing it or shaving it a bit by bit is commonly advised to relieve discomfort and improve cosmesis. But the skin stays benign and even though the thick skin may come back if the underlying cause- pressure/ friction continues to persist but those those changes never get cancerous.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
No risk of cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and noted your concern.
A callous or thick skin at pressure/ friction sites is just extra layers of dead skin I.e stratum corneum and removing it or shaving it a bit by bit is commonly advised to relieve discomfort and improve cosmesis. But the skin stays benign and even though the thick skin may come back if the underlying cause- pressure/ friction continues to persist but those those changes never get cancerous.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.
No risk of cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and noted your concern.
A callous or thick skin at pressure/ friction sites is just extra layers of dead skin I.e stratum corneum and removing it or shaving it a bit by bit is commonly advised to relieve discomfort and improve cosmesis. But the skin stays benign and even though the thick skin may come back if the underlying cause- pressure/ friction continues to persist but those those changes never get cancerous.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Hi Dr. Kakkar! I hope you’ve been doing well! Thank you so much for your reassurance, as always! I figured it had been over a month since I sent a neurotic question your way, so you were due for another one lol!
So just a quick follow up....does your answer still hold true even if there is some bleeding in the skin below from being too aggressive in shaving off (or picking at) the calloused area?
Thank you so much for always being there for me when my mind generates these crazy worries!!
So just a quick follow up....does your answer still hold true even if there is some bleeding in the skin below from being too aggressive in shaving off (or picking at) the calloused area?
Thank you so much for always being there for me when my mind generates these crazy worries!!
Hi Dr. Kakkar! I hope you’ve been doing well! Thank you so much for your reassurance, as always! I figured it had been over a month since I sent a neurotic question your way, so you were due for another one lol!
So just a quick follow up....does your answer still hold true even if there is some bleeding in the skin below from being too aggressive in shaving off (or picking at) the calloused area?
Thank you so much for always being there for me when my mind generates these crazy worries!!
So just a quick follow up....does your answer still hold true even if there is some bleeding in the skin below from being too aggressive in shaving off (or picking at) the calloused area?
Thank you so much for always being there for me when my mind generates these crazy worries!!
And just as a further clarification, I guess what I’m getting at is whether several instances of shaving or picking too much at these calloused areas, to the point of accidentally causing some bleeding, could ever cause cancerous changes...?
Thanks again Dr. Kakkar!!
Thanks again Dr. Kakkar!!
And just as a further clarification, I guess what I’m getting at is whether several instances of shaving or picking too much at these calloused areas, to the point of accidentally causing some bleeding, could ever cause cancerous changes...?
Thanks again Dr. Kakkar!!
Thanks again Dr. Kakkar!!
Brief Answer:
no risk of cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
No, repeatedly shaving off dead skin even if was deep enough to bleed, won't pose any risk of cancer.
Take care
no risk of cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
No, repeatedly shaving off dead skin even if was deep enough to bleed, won't pose any risk of cancer.
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Brief Answer:
no risk of cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
No, repeatedly shaving off dead skin even if was deep enough to bleed, won't pose any risk of cancer.
Take care
no risk of cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
No, repeatedly shaving off dead skin even if was deep enough to bleed, won't pose any risk of cancer.
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks so much Dr. Kakkar....I am so very grateful to always have you there to talk me off the proverbial ledge! Take care!!
Thanks so much Dr. Kakkar....I am so very grateful to always have you there to talk me off the proverbial ledge! Take care!!
Brief Answer:
Thank you for writing to us
Detailed Answer:
thank you. you are welcome
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Detailed Answer:
thank you. you are welcome
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
Thank you for writing to us
Detailed Answer:
thank you. you are welcome
Take care
Thank you for writing to us
Detailed Answer:
thank you. you are welcome
Take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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