Abstract: The invention relates to a callus remover with a handle, a head piece (1) attached to the handle, and a fixing device (2) for mounting a blade (5) between the head piece and the fixing device, where the cutting edge of a blade fixed in its intended working position is preceded in the working direction by an area for contact with the body part of a user of the callus remover requiring treatment. To provide a callus remover that is particularly safe to use, and which additionally enables the most precisely defined possible removal of a callused skin layer, the callus remover is provided with a region preceding the blade that is designed as a pressure plate (13), the surface of which can be placed against the body part to be treated. The pressure plate can be of flat design and extend at least up to the cutting edge of the blade. The pressure plate can be limited on both sides by protrusions (16) and taper towards the cutting edge of the blade (FIG. 1a).