How do you treat plugged sweat glands on feet?

Answer 1

Cure for Porokeratosis (plugged sweat glands in the feet)

I had several of these treated by a podiatrist over a year ago, who cut them out with a scalpel & made padded insoles for my work shoes. He told me to put cooking oil on my feet 1-2x per day to prevent them from coming back, at least before bed. After many ruined sheets (the oil soaks right through even thick socks), I stopped doing this except when my feet felt especially dry or when I happened to think of it. I threw away my shoes without remembering to take out the insoles & the plugged sweat glands came back a few months ago.

I tried finding a cure on the internet & was going to head back to pay another $300 at the doctor, but then I read at this site: http://www.zfootdoc.com/seed.htm

>>>Why they even develop is still a mystery. The best guess is they are a special type of callus. In fact they seem to develop in calluses. They are called plugged sweat ducts because of the mistaken notion that an underlying sweat duct must be plugged.<<<

So I began treating them like a callus. I have very dry hands (Kansas weather) & the ONLY emollient that helps is Cetaphil (cream NOT lotion). I have to put it on my hands every night before bed or my hands get so dry, they crack & bleed. It's kind of expensive if you can't find the generic kind, but it is so worth it b/c it takes such a small amt, just enough to cover the dry spots. It feels kind of greasy though & I have to wash my hands a lot for work, so I only do it before bed. I started putting the lotion on my feet & in a week the plugged sweat glands were GONE! I have done this every night for months, they have never come back. It's very important to put the cream on EVERY night. I'm not saying they will come back if just one night is missed, but it needs to become routine or else I'll get out of the habit & the painful little things will come back. Hope that helps!