Removing corns in children | Corn removal

Removing corns in children

Children have a very sensitive skin, so special care is needed here. Drugs with the ingredient salicylic acid should not be used in children because of their aggressiveness. This includes many freely available corn plasters which soften the corn and thus enable its removal.

Also household remedies, which consist of allegedly harmless vegetable contents materials, are to be enjoyed with caution. Thus, the use of tea tree oil, celandine or Swedish herbs should be avoided. With all other household remedies a very small dosage is to be selected.

If the corn does not disappear, a dermatologist can be consulted. He can safely distinguish the corn from a wart and choose the appropriate remedy for removal. It is also important to check whether the corn in the child is caused by shoes that are too tight or small, for example, which may be more common in growing children.

Pain when removing corns

If the corn is perceived as cosmetically disturbing and otherwise causes no pain or functional restrictions, then the patient bears the costs of removal by the dermatologist (dermatologist) or podiatrist (specialist for foot medicine) himself. The costs vary from practice to practice. As a guide, you can expect costs of 30-60 € per treatment. If the corn has only existed for a short time and does not cause any pain or other restrictions, it may be worthwhile to try some well-tried home remedies to remove it before calling in a specialist.

Diagnosis

Thanks to the characteristic image of a chicken eye, the diagnosis of a corn can usually be made by the doctor or even the affected person himself as a gaze diagnosis. It is important that a corn is not confused with a virus or a plantar wart, which can easily happen, especially on the sole of the foot. Especially if there is an increased incidence of alleged corns, one should consult a doctor to rule out the presence of a viral infection. Depending on the location of the corn and also on the degree of development of the skin change, the doctor can distinguish between different forms and then start an appropriate treatment.