If prevention does not work and the corns or calluses are painful, you must consult your doctor. If the latter considers it useful, he may prescribe insoles and / or orthotics (small removable pads to put on or between the toes) to be made by a chiropodist, which may also:

• Practice pedicure care to thin pathological areas (gentle stripping with a scalpel blade);
• Perform a podiatry check-up static (imprint of the foot in a standing position) and dynamic (when walking), revealing imbalances in the support of the feet. It will provide you with soles orthopedic if necessary. He will also be able to manufacture bushings inter-toes in case of deformity of the toes or partridge eye.

There are many coricidal dressings, based on salicylic acid (Urgo®, Scholl®, etc.…), which soften the horns for pumice stripping.

If you have a significant deformation of the feet (such as a hallux valgus) or toes, the doctor may direct his patient to a orthopedic surgeon in order to surgically reduce the osteo-articular anomalies sources of corns.