Cracks in the skin around the heels are very common in those people who are overweight, tend to have dry skin, have thick callused skin around the edge of the heels and often wear open heel shoes.
When we weightbear, the fat pad under the heel wants to expands outwards from under the heel. If the skin around the edges of the heel are not moist, supple or flexible, then the skin has a tendency to and is likely to crack or split. If some callused or thick skin is also present around the
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