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Since you lot are good with weird stuff...Any help with getting rid of a corn?

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NickNacks · 05/11/2012 19:23

I've had it about 15yrs! Seriously!

Nothing works! Corn plasters -nope. Doc told me to file it and use salyactic (?) acid on it nightly. Tried that for 6 months - nope.

Anything else?

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RockinD · 05/11/2012 19:35

Forget the doc - put your hand in your pocket and go and see a podiatrist.

Alternatively, if it's accessible, you could attack it with nail clippers and then pick the centre out.

That's not generally recommended, but it's very satisfying and, in my case, effective.

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NickNacks · 05/11/2012 19:41

Show it to someone??? Shock it's really disgusting though.

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HokeyCokeyPigInAPokey · 05/11/2012 19:44

Boots own corn plasters are very good imo, then when it's soft attack it with the nail clippers.

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hermioneweasley · 05/11/2012 19:48

Corn and callus knife from boots. Very satisfying. But if you've had it 15 years a professional might be called for!

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NickNacks · 05/11/2012 20:16

What will they go and how much can I expect to pay?

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TessCowDirect · 05/11/2012 20:21

Dip your toe in the sap of the Boojum tree on a night with a full moon.

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Grin

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NickNacks · 05/11/2012 20:30

Grin On the off chance that it works, I'll give that a try Tess

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RockinD · 06/11/2012 18:51

Here in the West Midlands I pay £35 a session. I'm having an involuted toenail retrained at the moment.

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TheEnthusiasticTroll · 06/11/2012 18:54

Doesn't duck tape work on corns or verrucas?

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