Skin Surgery for Scars on Toes
Hypertrophic scars are a type of scar tissue that form when the body produces an excess of collagen during the healing process (Ogunleye, 2014). They are raised, thick, and there is often a change in colour, and can occur on any part of the body (Ogunleye, 2014). One area where hypertrophic scars are commonly seen is on the tops of toes, particularly among African Caribbean women who have used corn plasters in correctly containing salicylic acid to treat lesions that were not actually corns. This can be classed as burn injury to the dorsum (top of) toes. A corn is a small, circular patch of thick, hard skin that forms on the tops or sides of the toes or feet. A corn, also known as a "clavus," "heloma," or "focal intractable plantar hyperkeratosis," is a type of callosity however they should be distinguished from a callus, which is a more diffuse type of callosity. Thus, a corn is a well-delimited focal area of hyperkeratosis. Corns are caused by repeate...