Our feet support us every day and enable us to carry out most of our daily activities, and are therefore much more exposed to a number of risks.
Unfortunately, in our society, they do not receive the same care that we give daily and meticulously to other parts of the body, neither from an aesthetic nor a medical point of view.
The skin of the foot is subjected to continuous stress mainly due to friction with footwear. Very often, this friction is aggravated by the presence of postural defects, which cause an incorrect distribution of mechanical forces. These forces, which act at the level of the heel and forefoot and at the points of friction with the upper of the footwear, are often the cause of the onset of ragged-edge inflammation and friction-induced redness.
Not only that, due to sweating and poor oxygenation, which lead to skin maceration processes, the foot is unfortunately also much more prone to fungal infections. The risks multiply in individuals at risk due to comorbidities, such as, for example, diabetics.
The occurrence of these conditions often leads the person to situations of severe discomfort in their daily activities, compromising their overall well-being.
These particularities make the daily care of the foot and its skin not only necessary, but essential for the person's holistic health.
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