I have hideous feet. The skin is very
thick and dry, and it cracks all the time.
It's also very dark colored on the balls
of my feet and the heels, so my feet
constantly look dirty.
I get blisters very easily, and recently
they have stopped going away. The ones
that I get on the tops and sides of my
feet will pop and shrink, but they stay
red or a dark brown color. They ones on
the balls of my feet turn white and the
skin cracks open. It doesn't bleed or
leak or anything, it just cracks and
starts to peel off. Unfortunately, it
never peels all the way off, and I have to
use toenail clippers to cut the extra skin
off, because it's too thick to pull.
My question is, is there anything that
could make my feet normal? Is this some
kind of disease, or do I just have icky
feet? I've tried covering them in layers
of lotion and putting socks on at night,
but even that doesn't help (although it
does feel disgusting). I would really
like to be able to wear sandals or walk
barefoot without being embarrassed about
my feet anymore.
Daile
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BeckLyn
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 476
Posted: 11-11-04 10:53am
I doubt its a disease. If ur are putting
off going to the doc then try some of
these things:
when I get cracks on my hands I use
a&d ointment (used for diaper rash) at
night and put a bandaide over it so it
can't rub off. Works great.
Also try a parafin dip (done during a
pedicure)
also try foot scrubs and a pumice stone
(found in beauty sections of stores)
um.... I've been told straight vitamin e
oil is good for dry skin. (found by the
vitamins in the store)
if none of these help u may want to
consult the doc. They may be able to
give u a better idea or another diagonsis.
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Venugopal
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 192 Location: India
Ugly Feet Posted: 11-29-04 03:44am
Allergic dermatitis, psoriasis or simply
dry skin area few conditions in which
there is thickness and dryness of the skin
with itching, exfoliation, oozing and pain
of affected areas.
Homeopathic medicine has excellent
remedies to alleviate the dryness,
itching, scaling and peeling off of the
skin and gradually improve the texture
with a period of medication.
Remedies like graphites, sulph, nat mur,
sepia are helpful for this condition.
Dr.Venugopal gouri.
