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The difference between corns and plantar warts

BY Carol Carey 2019-07-08

   Corns and plantar warts are very different. In general, corns are transparent, like the eyes of chickens, and appear yellowish, usually appearing in the middle of the feet. Plantar warts are like soybeans, and are caused by viral infections of skin and mucous membranes, which need to be actively treated.

   Sometimes we will find ourselves A hard layer of dander appeared on her skin, and it was difficult to buckle it by herself. Some of these substances are corns, while others are plantar warts. When these substances appear, we need to determine their type and then treat them. So what is the difference between corns and plantar warts?
  First, the difference between corns and plantar warts
  1, different skin lesions
  Generally plantar warts are the same size as soybeans , And will be larger round or oval patches. Above the plantar warts, the surface is rough and without lines, the boundaries are more obvious, and there will usually be depressions in the middle. But the corn eye is the size of a pea, and it is mainly light yellow, the surface is smooth and flush with the skin, and the border is relatively clear and a little transparent, just like the eyes of a chicken.
  2. The location of the disease is different
  The general location of plantar warts is on the front of the sole of the foot, and the corns are generally in the middle of the foot or outside of the smallest toe It appears on the inside of the thumb. At the same time corns rarely appear on the hands.
  3. The causes of the disease are different
  The occurrence of plantar warts is mainly caused by human papillomavirus, which causes skin and mucous membrane infections and is a viral Skin diseases. The appearance of corns is mainly due to long-term mechanical irritation and causes cuticle hyperplasia of the skin. It is a physical skin disease that is difficult for patients to remove after the onset.
  Second, how to treat corns and plantar warts
  1, how to treat corns
  The method for treating corns is relatively simple, and needs to be reduced Skin friction and pressure. Patients can reduce the number of times they wear high-heeled shoes or hard-soled shoes. Keeping the corns for a long time can effectively remove them, but without removing the cause of the disease, corns will always exist. In addition, patients should not overuse corn eye cream, otherwise it will cause damage to the skin.
  2. How to treat plantar warts
  Plantar warts can be frozen, lasered, etc. The use of freezing method has a longer period of time and needs to be performed weekly. Laser treatment can basically remove plantar warts, but it does not eliminate the virus on the skin.

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