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How a Podiatrist will Treat Cracked Heels.
Some patients may have naturally dry skin, especially on the heels, and run the risk of cracked heels. Calluses that form around heels are also at risk of cracking from added pressures like work and sports. Even the way we walk and the way our foot hits the ground while walking may put someone at a higher risk for cracked heels. While cracked heels are usually treatable by rest and conservative therapies like moisturizers, there are times when the cracks become too severe. If the cracks become unmanageable with conservative treatment, try contacting a podiatrist.
Listed below are some treatments a podiatrist may employ in treated calluses and cracked heels.
- A Podiatrist will study the origin of the problem, and determine an appropriate therapy or therapies.
- Inserting a heel cup to keep the fat pad for expanding sideways.
- Advice about what shoes and sneakers may alleviate the problem.
- The physician may write a prescription for an emmolient or appropriate lotion to moisten up the skin.
- The podiatrist may file down some of the hard thick skin.
- The podiatrist may fit the proper footware with insoles that may prevent the calluses from developing.
- In some rare cases, a treatment called strapping may be used to hold the cracks together while they heal.
- In some cases, physicians have even used an adhesive to hold the cracks together, giving them an opportunity to heat.
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