DIGITUBES

FALSE! It’s important to keep the protection as thin as possible so that it doesn’t take up too much space in your shoes. When you use thicker protection, it can cause calluses to form on other parts of the foot due to the reduced space inside your shoe. A high-performance gel like EPITHELIUM^™, with just 1mm of gel around half of the DIGITUBES^®’ circumference, provides efficient protection for your corns and sensitive areas.

FALSE! Hydrocolloids are made from a material that will expand and form a gel when exposed to fluid. This is what happens with a burst blister: the lymph causes the hydrocolloid to form a gel. However, corns contain no fluids. This means that the viscoelastic gel is unable to form and can't distribute pressure.

FALSE! Removing dead skin on the feet too regularly can accentuate the keratinization process (the thickening of the most superficial layer of skin). This can aid the development of a corn.