Prevention

These approaches may help you prevent corns and calluses:

• Wear shoes that give your toes plenty of room. If you can't wiggle your toes, your shoes are too tight. Have a shoe shop stretch your shoes at any point that rubs or pinches.
• Use protective coverings. Wear felt pads, nonmedicated corn pads or bandages over areas that rub against your footwear. You can also try toe separators or some lamb's wool between your toes.
• Wear padded gloves when using hand tools. Or try padding your tool handles with cloth tape or covers.