Corns are hard, callused areas occurring on top of or between toes.
Conservative care consists of modifying your shoes to allow for more room for the toes within the toebox of the shoe and the use of pads to protect the callused areas. Topical acids which act on the callous tissue should only be used under the direction of your podiatrist. When conservative care is not sufficient to relieve the problem and pain exists, speak to your podiatrist regarding surgical correction to resolve the underlying cause of the problem. I don't want to take steroids or anything else internally. I want something topical, if possible.