Can corns grow on the palms of your hands?

Corns are a type of fleshy boil that grows on the hands or feet. Corns are mainly caused by friction and pressure. Corns usually grow on the feet, but not all corns are on the soles of the feet. Some people also grow corns on their hands or fingers.

1. Corns usually grow on the feet, but also on the hands and arms. They are small round lumps formed mainly by friction and compression. They look like chicken eyes and are painful when pressed! They are also called "meat boils". They often grow on the toes and the front end of the soles of the feet. This disease is mostly caused by wearing tight shoes or deformities in the foot bones, which cause long-term irritation to the foot skin. Corns are conical keratin hyperplasia nodules with an indefinite number, deep roots, thickened skin, and convex tops. They often affect walking due to pain. Corns are localized conical keratin hyperplasias, with the tip deep into the skin and the base exposed on the surface. They are round and resemble corns, hence the name. Traditional Chinese medicine also calls them "corns" and "meat thorns". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that corns are caused by long-term pressure on the feet, poor blood circulation, skin malnutrition, and abnormal growth.

2. Generally speaking, corns occur mostly on the soles of the feet, and are more common in young people. Corns usually do not occur on the hands, but plantar warts are more likely to occur on the hands. Corns are conical keratin plugs embedded in the skin, usually ranging from the size of a needle tip to a soybean or larger, with a smooth surface that is level with the skin surface or slightly raised, and are light yellow or dark yellow and translucent. Corns are mainly formed by the tip of the cone extending into the skin, forming a wedge shape, with a flat bottom surface exposed outside the skin. If the keratin on the surface is scraped off with force, a hard needle-shaped keratin plug can be seen in the center, with a transparent light yellow ring around it, in the shape of a corn. Most of them are 1-2, and occasionally multiple. It is generally not easy to heal on its own, but it can disappear naturally if the pathogenic factors are removed.

3. Generally speaking, some people may develop corns due to wearing non-breathable shoes for a long time. Of course, corns don’t just appear on the feet. Some people also get them on their hands or arms, usually among laborers. One of the more obvious symptoms of corns is that they sometimes feel a little painful.