Aa
need to know
hard build up of cracked skin on heel
Besides softening agents (creams and lotions), if the skin is cracked and hard, it is no longer living tissue but simply callus tissue. That can be scraped off by one of the tools available at a drugstore for that purpose. There's a good one made by the Dr. Scholls people, looks like a rasp and is made of surgical stainless steel with a plastic handle. (There is even that "Ped Egg" thing that is sometimes advertised on TV.) The Dr. Scholls one works great. Just soak your feet, then buff or rasp the cracked, hard part. Do a little at a time, and don't rasp when you reach pink skin. Put some cream on your feet after you work on them (an antibiotic ointment like Neosporin, or else just a really emollient cream like Eucerin or Bag Balm or Aquaphor), and wear socks so the cream does not get on the rug. Do this every evening before bed, and pretty soon you'll have a clean pair of heels.
Have an Answer?
You are reading content posted in the Men's Health Community
Top Men's Health Answerers
London, United Kingdom
Indore, India
Southwest , MI
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
Discharge often isn't normal, and could mean an infection or an STD.
Chlamydia, an STI, often has no symptoms, but must be treated.
Bumps in the genital area might be STDs, but are usually not serious.
Get the facts about this disease that affects more than 240,000 men each year.
