What should I do if the skin on the outside of my little toe is thick, swollen and painful?

Toes and fingers are completely different parts because fingers are more slender and very flexible, while toes are very weak and seem to have little functional role in the human body. However, the health of toes is very important to people's bodies, because toes have the function of maintaining body balance, and toe health problems torment many people. For example, what should I do if the skin on the outside of the little toe is thick, swollen and painful?

1. No matter what causes calluses or how severe they are, removing calluses and protecting your feet are essential. Calluses are caused by friction between the feet and shoes, or between the feet and shoes, which causes abrasion of the skin. Therefore, you should wear soft, thick-soled shoes, and the shoes and feet should fit tightly together, leaving as little space as possible (it is best if the shoe and foot are like one piece, without sliding friction). Do not wear hard or thin-soled shoes, as this will prevent the formation of new calluses and facilitate callus removal.

2. There were no calluses originally, but calluses were caused by wearing certain shoes that rubbed your feet, such as high heels, slippers, low-quality labor protection shoes, etc. If you don't wear these shoes for a long time, just stop wearing these shoes and wear normal foot protection shoes instead. You don't need to take any other measures. The calluses will fall off and disappear automatically after a period of time, usually one or two months.

3. If wearing these inappropriate shoes for a long time causes foot bone deformity and calluses, you must go to the hospital for foot bone correction surgery and take callus removal measures after the surgery to completely eliminate the calluses.

4. If you did not have calluses originally but developed calluses on your feet after a short period of heavy labor, a lot of walking, or other complicated activities, the calluses can usually be completely removed in two or three months as long as you stop these complicated foot activities without taking other measures.

5. For thick calluses with sharp stratum corneum like corns, they often become pierced under pressure, so the sharp core must be removed. You can use corn ointment to corrode it away. If it is serious, go to the hospital for surgery to remove it.

6. Calluses formed by long-term wear and tear will often grow again after being removed. Many people become discouraged by this. In fact, you need to be persistent and do it a few more times, and the calluses will be removed.