You feel as good as your feet feel. To keep your feet feeling good, your health care team will recommend many of the following routines for you.

• After daily bathing, dry your feet well. Excessive moisture can set the scene for fungus infections, blisters, and other irritations.
• When choosing shoes and socks, be sure they fit well and do not cause pressure effects such as corns and calluses or constriction by elastic.
• Keep your toe nails trimmed straight across and not too short. Avoid cutting into the corners, which could injure the soft tissue and permit infection to develop. To prevent ingrown toenails you might want to round the corners gently.
• If you do develop corns and calluses, careful use of pressure relieving pads may help. If you want to reduce corns and
  calluses, discuss this with your health care team. They may recommend use of a pumice stone. If corns and call uses cause persistent pain, redness, or swelling, you will want to seek professional advice from competent specialists recommended by your medical advisors.
• If excessive dryness or cracking of the skin on your feet is a problem for you, moisturizing bath oil or skin lubricants may be helpful. In cold climates, wear adequate protective outer footwear. Boots should be warm, waterproof, and fitted carefully to prevent constriction, excessive rubbing, and frostbite.

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