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Michael Zapf, DPM, Darren Payne, DPM

Lorie Robinson, DPM and Steve Benson, DPM

Thank you for visiting the web site of Drs. Zapf, Payne, Robinson and Benson all practicing in two offices in the Conejo Valley. Our practice name is the Agoura-Los Robles Podiatry Centers. We have combined over 60 years of experience to better serve our patients. Dr. Michael Zapf is mostly responsible for hte content of this web site.. This site is intended for the patients of The Conejo- Los Robles Podiatry Centers. If you are not a patient, you are still welcome to visit the site and learn what you can about your problem. But the doctors cannot assume any responsibility for your care and cannot offer you any medical advice. You need to see your own professional. Your problem may well be different from what you think it is, even with the help of this site. Please note that all information and photographs on this site are copyrighted by the Conejo - Los Robles Podiatry Centers and cannot be used for any private or commercial use.


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ACORN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE April 1996

The Right Way To Fix A Corn

By: Michael Zapf, D.P.M., M.P.H., F.A.C.F.O.

Maybe you saw the story that appeared in all the media last month about a 38 year old woman in Muncie, Indiana who used a unique way to remove a callus from her foot. After a bit of Kentucky "corn derived" pre-anesthesia, Bonnie Booth went into her back yard and, well, (I am not making this up - I have the newspaper clipping to prove it) shot the callus off with a 10-gague shotgun. No matter what else you might think - she did remove the callus. And the hospital reported that she was in good condition. Kids, do not try this at home. This is not what I consider a good example of out-patient surgery.

Contrast this with Sheree. I received a phone call Saturday at 9:00 a.m. from my service. It seems that a young lady, Sheree, had a toe that was killing her and kept her awake all night. I know from experience that a toe that suddenly starts to kill usually has a corn that became infected. At 11:00 a.m. I saw her at my office (try that with your HMO).

True to form, Sheree had an infected corn that will resolve quickly with a little cleaning and some antibiotics. Her corn was on the inside of the little toe just behind the toe nail. It had been present and hurting on an off for years but Sheree never knew there was treatment available besides corn pads and wider shoes. This particular little corn is quite annoying and quite common. Fortunately a simple office procedure can eliminate the corn and its inherent risk of infection. The corn is caused by a tiny underlying bone spur. Under local anesthesia the spur can be shaved off with a small ¼" incision. The single stitch used to close the wound is removed in a few days and patients can return to regular shoes.

Patients are continually impressed with the lack of pain and the high degree of success of this mini spur-ectomy. As soon as we are sure the infection is cleared and a safe time has passed to make sure it is gone, Sheree will have the procedure. However, if she chooses a more radical approach to corn removal, I bet there is a more rustic tool to do it in a pawn shop somewhere in Muncie.

Dr. Michael Zapf is a board certified podiatrist with offices in Agoura and Thousand Oaks. For more information you can call his office at (818) 707-3668.

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