Routine care
Corns
A corn is a small plug of hard skin pressing down into the tissue underneath, which is why something that size can hurt that much. We take it out during the appointment, and most people walk out of the room comfortable.
Treatment Summary
How long
30 minutes
What it costs
£35
No new patient fee.
Getting in
Free parking at the Tesco next door, under a minute's walk.
What we do
Does it hurt
No. There is no feeling in hard skin, so taking a corn out is not painful and needs no anaesthetic. Most people notice the relief straight away. If the spot is already sore, tell us before we start.
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Why people come regularly
Corns keep coming back until the pressure changes.
Taking a corn out is the straightforward part and it is over in a few minutes. What made it grow is usually still there — a shoe rubbing in one place, a toe sitting slightly out of line, or the way your weight lands when you walk. So we look at the cause as well as the corn.
Treatment Information
What happens when you come in.
01
We find out what is pressing
A corn grows where something presses in the same place over and over. Before we touch it we look at both feet, and at the shoes you came in wearing. That is usually where the answer is.
02
We take the corn out
The corn is pared away in thin layers with a sterile blade until the plug at the centre is out. There is no feeling in hard skin, so it does not hurt, and for most people the relief is immediate.
03
We deal with the skin around it
Hard skin builds up around a corn and takes some of the load, so we reduce that at the same time. If the spot needs protecting while it settles, we can pad or dress it before you leave.
04
We talk about keeping it away
Sometimes it is as simple as a wider shoe. Sometimes the pressure comes from the shape of your foot and a padding or an insole is what helps. We tell you which of those we think it is, rather than only booking you back in.
What you can do between appointments
Get it looked at sooner if…
Any of these change what we do and how quickly we do it. Ring us rather than waiting for a routine appointment.
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Ring during opening hours and you will speak to a person. Home visits are arranged this way.
Coming back
How often, and who is doing it.
How often should you come?
While the pressure that caused it is still there, a corn rebuilds. Most people find that takes about six to ten weeks, which is why corns are usually dealt with as part of a routine appointment rather than treated once and forgotten.
If we can take the pressure off — a different shoe, a padding, sometimes an insole — the gap gets longer, and for some people the corn stops coming back at all. Left alone it goes the other way: the skin builds until walking on it is uncomfortable and the tissue underneath can break down.
Who is doing the cutting
Anyone can call themselves a foot health practitioner. Podiatrist and chiropodist are protected titles — only someone registered with the Health and Care Professions Council is allowed to use them.
- HCPC registered, number CH33662.
- BSc (Hons) Podiatry.
- Registration is public. You can check ours on the HCPC register .
Questions
Things people ask about corns.
They can look similar. A corn hurts most when you press straight down on it and has a smooth centre. A verruca is usually more painful squeezed from the sides and often has tiny dark dots in it. We can tell you which it is in the appointment, and they are treated differently.
Corn plasters are the usual attempt and they cause us more work than the corns do — the acid cannot tell the difference between the corn and the healthy skin around it. Gentle filing is safe enough. Anything sharp is not.
It will if the pressure that made it is still there. That is not a failure of the treatment, it is what a corn is. Change what is pressing and it comes back more slowly, or not at all.
Yes. Corns and hard skin are part of a normal thirty-minute appointment along with the nails, and there is no separate charge for it.
Neither. It is pared away in thin layers with a sterile blade, which does not hurt and needs no anaesthetic. Nothing is burnt and nothing is injected.
Still have a question?
Ask it here and we will come back to you by email, usually the same working day. If it is urgent, calling is quicker.
Online booking opens soon
Our appointment diary is not open just yet. Leave your details and be the first to know when it opens, so you can pick a time that suits you, evenings and weekends included.
Diary opening soonOr ring 07838 652554 and we will find you a time.
Rather talk to someone?
Ring during opening hours and you will speak to a person. Home visits are arranged this way.
Corns
in Chester-le-Street
Our clinic is in Chester-le-Street, right next to Tesco, so parking is free and it is less than a minute's walk from the car park to our door. We also see people from the towns and villages around it, and visit at home across the same area.