Healthy Feet for a Happier Life
Trust our expert podiatrists to keep your feet pain-free and healthy.
Healthy Feet for a Happier Life
Trust our expert podiatrists to keep your feet pain-free and healthy.
Clinic@137 Treatments
Corns
Ingrowing Toenails
Bunions
Corns are usually a small circular area of thickened hard skin that may appear yellow or white in colour. They can occur on the heels, the ball of the foot or most often on the toes.
Bunions
Ingrowing Toenails
Bunions
Bunions are a protrusion of the joint at the base of the big toe, often coupled with a noticeable tendency for the big toe to deviate inwards, Bunions can develop for a number of reasons, and can be painful and greatly impact your daily life.
Bunion treatment is required to ease the ailment, through the use of bunion relief socks or a buni
Bunions are a protrusion of the joint at the base of the big toe, often coupled with a noticeable tendency for the big toe to deviate inwards, Bunions can develop for a number of reasons, and can be painful and greatly impact your daily life.
Bunion treatment is required to ease the ailment, through the use of bunion relief socks or a bunion brace, which help to slow down the progression of the condition.
Ingrowing Toenails
Ingrowing Toenails
Hard Skin and Callus
Ingrowing toe nails occur when the toenail digs into the flesh at the edge of the nail bed. Most commonly, ingrowing toenails affect the big toe - but any toenail can become ingrown.
Ingrown toenail symptoms often include tenderness, or the flesh around the toenail becoming painful to touch. Ingrown toenail pain can lead to the area becomi
Ingrowing toe nails occur when the toenail digs into the flesh at the edge of the nail bed. Most commonly, ingrowing toenails affect the big toe - but any toenail can become ingrown.
Ingrown toenail symptoms often include tenderness, or the flesh around the toenail becoming painful to touch. Ingrown toenail pain can lead to the area becoming inflamed (hot, red and swollen) and you may notice discharge from the area as ingrown toenails can often become infected.
Hard Skin and Callus
Hard Skin and Callus
Hard Skin and Callus
Hard skin on our feet is natural and part of our body’s self-protection (especially on weight bearing parts of the body) however a build-up of hard skin can be both uncomfortable and undesirable. Hard skin can over time evolve into callus which is a thick, hard pad of skin, often yellowish in colour, and sometimes rough in texture. For so
Hard skin on our feet is natural and part of our body’s self-protection (especially on weight bearing parts of the body) however a build-up of hard skin can be both uncomfortable and undesirable. Hard skin can over time evolve into callus which is a thick, hard pad of skin, often yellowish in colour, and sometimes rough in texture. For some people the added pressure of a callus on the sole of the foot can create a burning, slightly painful sensation.
Verruca
Hard Skin and Callus
Fungal Nails
Verrucae are raised areas of skin, sometimes painful, that appear on the feet as a result of a viral infection (a strain of the HPV, Human Papilloma Virus, which is part of the wart family of viruses). Verrucae can vary in shape, size and appearance for many, but usually present as a lump of hard skin with rough or raised texture. They ca
Verrucae are raised areas of skin, sometimes painful, that appear on the feet as a result of a viral infection (a strain of the HPV, Human Papilloma Virus, which is part of the wart family of viruses). Verrucae can vary in shape, size and appearance for many, but usually present as a lump of hard skin with rough or raised texture. They can often be mistaken for corns which can look similar. Verrucae however are usually irregular in shape, tend to be whiter in colour, and can sometimes be distinguished by a small blackish dot at the centre. Your Podiatrist can advise you on which is which if you’re not sure.
Fungal Nails
Hard Skin and Callus
Fungal Nails
Fungal nail infections can be both unsightly and uncomfortable – whilst they are not generally serious they can be difficult to treat effectively. Fungal nails are often caused by the same fungi which are responsible for Athletes foot which thrive in warm, moist places such as day to day footwear.