Treatment of corns by injectable silicone.
Corns and calluses are the most frequently encountered foot complaints. The choices of care range from self trimming and application of over-the-counter remedies to professional treatment, which may include tendon, skin, and bone surgery. A technique using fluid silicone injected subdermally to cushion corns is described. Twenty-nine patients with 71 digital pressure keratoses were injected between 1965 and 1970. Results of treatment of 77% of the corns were rated good to excellent after an average follow-up period of six years, and no serious reactions have been observed. The procedure offers an effective, nondisabling method of treatment, as opposed to lifelong palliation or surgical intervention.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002145:Callosities / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012828:Silicones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012841:Simethicone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
D012828:Silicones; D012841:Simethicone; D003094:Collagen