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How To Heal Dry Heels?
After washing my hills on rough clothes ,my hills become dry & have a dark spot & it becomes disgusting when i wear a sandal what shall i do to remove this thing ? i don t want a home made treatment like stone,wearing a socks for some time & so forth.how can i get back my former heels ? pls tell me
Fri, 21 Mar 2014
Hi,
You seem to have planter keratoderma. The skin of sole near heel may be tough,hard and dry. It may be due to some cause or may be without cause. Vitamin A and vitamin E may be taken for long time. Apply keratolytic oint like whitfields oint or urea containing oint on the heel. However, you consult dermatologist for firm treatment. Cap. Acitretin 10 mg for few weeks would be helpful, but should be taken under observation of dermatologist. I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr.Ilyas Patel MD
You seem to have planter keratoderma. The skin of sole near heel may be tough,hard and dry. It may be due to some cause or may be without cause. Vitamin A and vitamin E may be taken for long time. Apply keratolytic oint like whitfields oint or urea containing oint on the heel. However, you consult dermatologist for firm treatment. Cap. Acitretin 10 mg for few weeks would be helpful, but should be taken under observation of dermatologist. I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr.Ilyas Patel MD
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