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Tinfen Asked December 2021

Flakey feet; suggestions?

What is the best way to get rid of big flakes falling off your parents' feet? My dad was in the hospital for 3 months and not one person took care of his feet. Now every time he takes his socks off the flakes and flakes and flakes I feel so bad for him.

Cover99 Dec 2021
They would have called in the Podiatrist to look at them while he was in the Hospital

JoAnn29 Dec 2021
This maybe caused by not drinking enough water. My Moms foot doctor was always complaining how dry her skin was.

I use Avon moisturizing handcream, blue and white label. I put it on and then a pair of socks.

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ElizabethY Dec 2021
Assuming his skin is intact and he isn't a diabetic:
Once a week he can do a warm foot soak for 10-15 minutes (you can add vinegar too, at a ratio of up to 1 of vinegar to 2 ofwater). Once soaked, and keeping his feet in the water, wet a washcloth, and gently lift one foot at a time and lightly rub the dead skin away. Don't forget between the toes! Then rinse them with clean water, gently dry. Once dry, apply a good lotion. He can do the lotion each day. If he's not a diabetic and he can wear socks to sleep in, he can wear some light socks overnight after he soaks & lotions up. (Do make sure he clean his feet each day--you don't want a weeks worth of gunky lotion and dead skin to build up).
Medicare pays for a basic maintenance toe trimming visit to a podiatrist every 6 months, so that might be something to consider as well. That could help rule out any other cause of the skin build up and flakiness, like diet or a fungus. If he's in an assisted living or other facility they may have a podiatrist that visits every few weeks--worth checking out.

Countrymouse Dec 2021
Any problems to be seen besides the loose dead skin? When did he get home?

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