Understanding callouses and corns Our feet play an important role in getting us around. There are times when the pressure placed on the foot becomes out of balance, resulting in extra friction formation on some particular areas of the foot. When this happens, the body may respond to the pressure by producing thickenings in the surface layer of the skin. These hard patches of skin are called callouses and are actually part of the body’s defense system to protect the underlyin

Warts are one of several non cancerous, soft tissue conditions of the foot that can be quite painful. Wart lesions can develop anywhere on the body, but typically they appear on the bottom of the foot, hence the term plantar warts. They can occur at any age but children, especially teenagers, tend to be more susceptible to warts than adults, due to their less mature immune system. What are the signs and symptoms of plantar warts? Warts may present in single or multiple lesion