In summer, the feet take off their shoes, the toes are placed in a fan ... The opportunity to focus more closely on our tootsies to permanently cure their small problems.
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Preventing foot problems

Above all, many disappointments will be rejected by the choice of comfortable shoes and adoption of good hygiene, with daily washing and drying of the skin between the toes. This measure is vital to prevent fungal infection called athlete's foot, which affects nearly 20% of French. Caused by a fungus present in hot and humid, it takes the form of flakes, redness, irritation, itching and cracks between the toes. Sometimes the nails are affected and become brown, brittle and prone to delamination. The fungus is installed, the application of local treatment anti-fungal for three weeks, is indispensable, even if symptoms have disappeared. In case of persistence or complications, remember to consult a dermatologist.




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The foot in it!
Other ailments of the foot: corns, calluses and partridge-eye, three typically female concerns, as indeed they often originate from tight shoes or perched too high (more than four and a half inches). Anchored on the backs of the toes, the horn is a thickening of the stratum corneum, which finally sank painfully into the skin like a nail. It speaks of an eye of partridge when the horn seat between two toes while the callus appears on the plantar foot. To eliminate these undesirable, it is best to use a professional (chiropodist, podiatrist or dermatologist) who will remove the final with a blade. In pharmacy, preparations for removing corns exist, but their manipulation is reserved for small lesions. If you tend to easily make corns and calluses, a podiatrist you manufacture small braces that allow an optimal distribution pressures between the toes. Insoles may help prevent calluses by dividing the plantar support.