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Corn and callus removal in Burwood
A callus is a broad patch of hard skin from pressure; a corn is a smaller, deeper core that feels like a stone in your shoe. Painful corns can usually be reduced at the first visit, with routine corn care included in the standard fee.
How we can help at Burwood Podiatry
Painful corns can usually be eased at your first visit, with routine corn care included in the standard fee, so you can get back to walking in your favourite shoes.
Corn still uncomfortable after earlier treatment? You're welcome to come in for a fresh look. How we take a fresh look →
- Paring callus and lifting out the corn's core with sterilised instruments
- Padding to protect the spot, and advice on the shoe pressure causing it
- Checks for athlete's foot, chilblains and stubborn spots
- Regular care if corns and callus keep returning: general podiatry
- Toe corns and bunions: bunion pain
What you can do at home
- Soak your feet, then gently file hard skin with a pumice stone or foot file
- Moisturise daily, but not between the toes
- Wide, comfortable shoes with a low heel; non-medicated pads to cushion pressure
- Don't cut corns yourself; avoid medicated corn plasters, especially with diabetes or poor circulation
- Choose shoes that fit well, so corns and calluses aren't pressed: choosing shoes
When to get it checked
- A corn or callus that's painful or keeps coming back
- Diabetes, poor circulation or reduced feeling with any corn or callus
- Bleeding, redness, heat or oozing around a corn
- No improvement after about 3 weeks of home care
With diabetes or reduced feeling, don't cut corns yourself; any new wound needs same-day care. Emergency, or a foot that suddenly turns cold, pale or blue? Call 000.
Corn and callus questions
Why does a corn feel like a stone in my shoe?
A corn is a small, deep core of hard skin that forms where a shoe or bone presses on the same spot, so it pushes into the tissue underneath like a stone. Painful corns can usually be reduced at your first visit, and we look at the shoe pressure causing them.
Does corn removal hurt?
Usually little discomfort, as the skin removed is dead skin; a deep corn may feel tender for a day or two. Instruments are sterilised onsite.
Corn, callus or wart: what's the difference?
A callus is wide, flat hard skin; a corn is small and deep with a core; a wart breaks up the skin lines and needs different care.
Can a podiatrist remove a corn on my toe?
Yes. Toe corns are pared and padded at the visit, and we look at the shoe pressure causing them. Bunions and toe corns
Where to next
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Reviewed by Burwood Podiatry · November 2026