Pads may be worn for protection. In choosing one, Dr. Elizabeth Roberts, professor emeritus at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine, recommends spot-type bandages with sterile gauze centers placed directly over the corn. Avoid those …

With continued pain, correction of the deformity depending on whether they are rigid or flexible can range from the palliative to surgical. When the hammertoe is flexible, a simple tendon release (accompanied by either internal or external…