Q: Can you briefly explain the difference between a corn and a bunion? A: A "corn" is a growth of skin which forms typically on a bony prominence as a response to abnormal pressure or friction. They ...

Q: I’ve been dealing with a corn on top of my little toe for almost a year. I used the patches you get at the drugstore and it went away, but a few months later, it came back. Why? How do I stop that ...

This patient had a clavus, more commonly known as a “corn.” Corns are localized epidermal thickenings caused by repeated friction or pressure. They occur over bony protuberances, usually on the feet ...

A callus is a hard, thickened patch of skin that develops due to repeated friction or pressure, most often on the palms of the hands or soles of the feet. It differs a corn which is an inward growth ...

Digital malformations such as hammertoes, clawtoes, and over-or-underlapping digits are most commonly associated with these lesions. [1] Hard corns (heloma dura) are small, hard conical hyperkeratosis ...