There is a hard lump on the sole of the foot

Our feet interact with each other every day, so it is easy for various problems to arise, and there are many foot-related diseases. A hard lump on the sole of the foot may be a plantar wart or a corn. To know what your specific problem is, you need to make a comprehensive judgment after understanding these two situations, so that you can take further effective measures to solve it.

Plantar warts

Caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). It is a type of common wart. It is caused by direct contact (also self-contact), trauma and low or defective cellular immune function are also important causes.

Human papillomavirus can be directly inoculated and transmitted through small breaks in the skin, so the skin lesions are increasing. Coupled with the daily stress on the feet and the friction of shoes, the condition is aggravated and becomes more difficult to treat.

suggestion:

1. Laser or freezing. Most hospitals use this service. It is a physical therapy and is prone to recurrence.

2. Removing the keratin layer of plantar warts by excision or corrosion is a physical treatment and is prone to recurrence.

3. Soak the affected area with Chinese medicine such as horsetail and cyperus rotundus. The treatment is slow, thorough, painless, non-irritating and will not recur.

4. Apply wet compress to the affected area. The treatment is fast, thorough, painless and will not recur.

5. In clinical practice, soak the affected area with the traditional Chinese medicine solution of Plantar Wart Kang, then apply the plantar wart Kang solution after soaking, and keep using it until recovery.

corn

Corns are cone-shaped thickening of the stratum corneum caused by long-term friction and pressure. There is a central core of keratin, the tip is deep into the skin, and the base is exposed on the outside.

Tight shoes or deformed foot bones can cause the stratum corneum in areas of the foot that are subject to friction or pressure to thicken and push inward, forming a cone-shaped keratinous substance with the top facing inward.

suggestion:

1. Soak the affected area in hot water to soften it, scrape off the surface stratum corneum, protect the surrounding area and expose the corn, then apply various strong keratin peeling agents, such as commercially available corn ointment and 15% salicylic acid and lactic acid levofloxacin ointment. 0.3% retinoic acid ointment, 10% silver nitrate solution, etc., repeat every few days until the tip is dug out.

2. If the corn is not infected, it can be removed by excision. The method is to use a pointed scalpel to make a circular incision along the edge of the thickened keratin, clamp it with toothed tweezers, peel it off on the upper layer of the zona pellucida, and dig out the corn. You will feel no pain when walking immediately after the tumor is dug out, and the pain and recurrence-free period will last for at least 2 months. If it recurs, you can dig it out again. Generally, it can be cured after 1-2 times, and sometimes 5-6 times.

How to judge whether the hard bumps on the soles of feet are plantar warts or corns?

Take a disposable surgical blade and gently peel off the damaged stratum corneum. If you find small black dots or punctate bleeding, it must be a plantar wart. If only slightly transparent yellowish keratin hyperplasia with clear boundaries is seen, it is a corn.

The difference between plantar warts and corns:

1. Corns mainly grow at stress points, while plantar warts do not grow in a fixed location and can grow at any location.

2. Use a knife to scrape off the cuticle, and you can see that the cross-section of corns is smooth; the cross-section of plantar warts is rough and has black bleeding spots.

3. The number of corns is small and the number will not increase due to stimulation; the number of plantar warts may be large and they will increase and grow larger after stimulation.

4. Corns are not contagious, but plantar warts are highly contagious.

5. When you use a knife to scrape off the cuticle, corns will not bleed, but plantar warts are particularly prone to bleeding.

6. Corns are caused by squeezing, friction and other reasons; plantar warts are caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) due to low immunity, excessive sweating or trauma.

7. Corns are generally small, like rice grains or beans; plantar warts may be very large, and may expand to the entire heel after stimulation.

Precautions

Plantar warts

1. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to ensure adequate vitamins, and keep your bowel movements smooth.

2. Strictly avoid irritating foods such as alcohol, chili, ginger, pepper, coffee, etc.

3. Avoid moldy, fried, and greasy foods.

4. You can eat barley porridge, which can remove dampness and support yang. Because barley porridge can essentially remove moisture, thus achieving the effect of health care and treatment.

corn

1. Avoid spicy food. Some people in life like to eat spicy food and feel that they cannot live without spicy food. Patients with corns are prone to getting irritated if they eat spicy food, which will affect the recovery of corns. Therefore, it is best to avoid spicy food in life.

2. It is forbidden to eat when you have corns. It is best to decide according to the condition of the disease. You should also communicate with the doctor during treatment and make a daily diet plan according to the doctor's advice to avoid improper treatment causing more serious harm to the patient.

3. Proper dietary care for corns can reduce the incidence of corns to a certain extent.