[chaos]

I saw this the other day:
http://www.babyfootusa.com/the-hype.html

And I'm intrigued. All the reviews are good. Since my feet hurt so much, I was wondering if getting all the callouses off the feet would be good or horrible. The burning I have is on the bottom of the feet, then my pain goes up my legs. I don't go outside without at least my flip flops. It says your feet may be a little more sensitive after. Well, my feet aren't "normal" so who's to say what they'll feel like. It says one will have increased blood flow and balance. Ha.

[mrsD]

It contains some sort of ACID.... that might sting and make your feet hurt more.-- and $20+ a treatment?
there are other ways.....

Here are reviews and ingredients:
http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Foot-Easy.../dp/B00461F4PA

You can hydrate your feet easily with epsom salts. These make for nice soft skin.

Having really dry skin esp on the feet can be a sign of low Omega-3 status. Taking flax oil and fish oil will naturally make your feet much nicer, and the rest of your whole body including inside your blood vessels, will improve too.
Any chronic GERD may go awayl as well.

Rather than finding a way to exfoliate the dryness, work from within (where the skin actually forms and repairs itself) with nutrients known to benefit.

[Neurochic]

I am always deeply sceptical of products that make such "miracle cure" type claims. This is just another cream with of the kind of fruit acids that have been put in face exfoliating products for many years. Your local pharmacy will have a selection of much cheaper skin creams for problem feet if you want to try that sort of thing.

If you have significant problems with dry skin buildup on your feet this can directly contribute to causing pain and discomfort, albeit not the kind of pain that CRPS causes. It is especially unpleasant if you have large callouses and/or deep cracks. Rather than mess around yourself trying to remove the skin, you would be best to see a good chiropodist or podiatrist and have the dry skin buildup removed professionally. Normally it is a simple and quick process of having it removed a layer at a time with a scalpel. Only the dead skin is removed so its not painful and there is no risk of bleeding or infection because a podiatrist only removes the dead skin gradually, a layer at a time. When you are there, you can also get professional advice about how best to manage your feet to minimise dry skin build up and any painful cracking, taking into account your CRPS. Often callouses and dry skin build up on feet are caused by uneven pressure caused by your individual biomechanics when walking or by particular shoes. You may find that custom made orthotic insoles create a redistribution of the pressure on your feet as you walk and make quite a difference to some of the callouses and dry skin build up.

[chaos]

I don't have terrible callouses or cracks. The thought of somebody touching my foot at all is bad, but with a scalpel, oh no way. I suppose it's a good idea to go to a podiatrist anyway, to get an opinion and have him or her look at what is there to see if anything would help the CRPS.

But the reviews are really, really good. I think I read a large amount on Amazon or something. The thought of doing this without somebody touching my feet is appealing.

It says it's fruit acid, but I have to keep reminding myself that limes can burn skin seriously.

[RSD ME]

I tried ped egging all the calluses off my feet one time because my skin is getting so thick and my feet hurt as well as my hands. It hurt more not having any thick skin on the bottom of my feet. I felt alot more sensitivity to pain without a little callus cushion. I hate calluses, but can't take pain while walking without at least a little bit of them on my feet. That's just my experience though. I do put alot of creams on my body including my feet to help sooth the drying skin and pain. I don't ped egg anymore. It hurts too much. I hope you can find some relief with some creams or foot bath with epsom salts. Take care.

[Neurochic]

If hard skin on feet is an issue for anyone, having dead skin removed professionally by a qualified podiatrist using a scalpel is much faster, less physically traumatic and less painful than trying to do it yourself with a product like a Ped Egg. There is a huge amount of dragging and scraping across the skin with a file, plus the action of filing creates a lot of heat and friction whilst actually removing very little skin even though you can be at it for quite a long time. A scalpel might sound worrying but it really isn't.

If you can't stand someone touching your feet then obviously seeing a podiatrist would be a non starter and if you don't have bothersome callouses or dry skin build up then there's no need. Just something to bear in mind.

[Allanira]

It all depends on what YOU want to do. Do you want to try the product, go to the dr, or lotion the tar out of your feet. I only touch my feet to wash them, and put on socks and shoes. But Im also very ticklish on my feet. Also my left I don't let anyone touch it hurts too much. Yes I have dry nasty feet, yes I should be putting on lotion but I don't. If you want to try the product try it. Its not up to me or anyone else to tell you what to do. Your a grown woman. Yes we all have this darn disorder, but mine isn't like yours or anyone else's.