What are corns and calluses?

What are corns and calluses?

Corns and calluses are collections of hard, thick skin. Although these hardened regions of skin can appear anywhere on your body, they are most commonly found on your feet, hands, or fingers.

What’s the difference between a corn and a callus?

Corns and calluses are collections of hard, thick skin. Although these hardened regions of skin can appear anywhere on your body, they are most commonly found on your feet, hands, or fingers.

Calluses are thick, hard patches of skin on the feet. Calluses are larger and have a more uneven (spread out) shape than corns.

What do corns and calluses look like?

Corns and calluses have numerous distinguishing characteristics. Corns resemble:

• Small, spherical, elevated tough skin lumps surrounded by inflamed skin.
• Raised regions or lumps that can be painful or uncomfortable.

Calluses are:

• Patches of skin that are thick, hardened, bigger, and often more flattened.
• Touch sensitivity is lower than in the surrounding skin.

Corns and calluses can both cause:

• Skin hardening occurs when there is repetitive friction or pressure on your skin.
• Blisters, redness, and pain.