Foot Care Treatment
by Health Professional – Nicholas Felstead, Diploma Level 4 qualified, trained by the SMAE Institute
FOOT CARE TREATMENT INCLUDES AN INITIAL NEUROVASCULAR ASSESSMENT
Routine Foot Care Treatment £30
BEFORE
- Toenail Cut & File
- Ingrown Toenails
- Corns
- Calluses
- Verruca
- Fungal Nail
- Thick Nail Reduction
- Athlete’s Foot
- Cracked Heels (Fissures)
- Diabetic Foot Care
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AFTER
LACUNA METHOD £40 – Fungal Nail Treatment
This treatment creates micro holes in the nail so antifungal spray can reach the infection underneath: This stops the infection spreading and allows the damaged nail to grow out
- Nail reduction & debridement
- Following assessment, the podiatrist carefully thins and reduces the infected nail
- Firstly removing loose, crumbly, and fungal-infected nail material
- Creating access channels (lacunae)
- Small pathways are opened within the nail plate
- This allows treatment to reach the fungus beneath and within the nail, where it actually lives
- Targeted antifungal application
- Subsequently, a professional-strength antifungal solution is applied directly into these channels to target the infection
- Much more effective than surface-only treatments
- Ongoing clearing as the nail grows
- Healthy nail grows forward while infected material is gradually eliminated
- Ongoing follow-up visits help maintain nail clarity and the overall effectiveness of the treatment
CRYOTHERAPY £80 – Verruca Treatment
Using Liquid Nitrous Oxide (N₂O) the CryoIQ is a Portable Cryotherapy Device that treats Verruca’s by freezing them.
How it Works
- Mechanism: The device emits a high-pressure jet of Liquid Nitrous Oxide (N₂O) at approximately -89°C directly onto the Verruca.
- Procedure: Each application typically lasts from 5 to 20 seconds, during which most patients feel a brief stinging or “pinching” sensation.
- Cell Destruction: As a result this rapidly lowers the temperature of the targeted tissue and forms ice crystals inside the cells.
- Millimetre Precision: As a result, the abnormal cells are destroyed, enabling the body to naturally shed and replace the treated tissue
- Immune Activation: Freezing also triggers an immune response, helping the body recognize and fight the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) that causes Verrucae.
- Healing: Typically takes 1–3 weeks.
- Recovery: Initially, a small blister or scab may develop within 24–48 hours; over the next 1 to 2 weeks, the wart generally falls off on its own
- Changes: Some mild redness or temporary pigmentation changes may occur
- Sessions: While many Verrucae clear in one session, stubborn verrucae may require 2 to 4 treatments spaced several weeks apart
VERRUTOP £35 – Verruca Treatment
- Verrutop is a new type of professional treatment for verrucae
- Applied by a Footcare Health Professional from capillary tube
- The nitri-zinc complex kills the wart tissue by breaking down its protein structure, while leaving the underlying healthy skin intact
- 80% of patients see clearance within 4 applications
- Verrutop is suitable for adults and children over 5 years
- No pain
- Possible skin colour change may occur
- Parred down, removing dead skin
- Following treatment, surgical spirit is to be applied twice daily
- Repeated every 2 weeks
Foot Care – PATIENT INFORMATION
Various foot conditions, click on photo title for more information
A common fungal infection that firstly occurs in between the toes, left untreated can spread
Where the nail becomes really thick and dense, can happen by infection, trauma or diabetes
This is the same HPV Virus that causes a wart on the hand, but occurs on the foot
Hard skin usually caused by friction, these mostly occur on the underside of the foot
A nail growing into the side of the toe, mainly on the big toe, ranging from red to infected
Also know as FISSURES – Occurring when the skin on the Heel cracks & splits
A nail infected by fungus, mainly on the big nail. Without treatment it may spread
Hard skin usually caused by pressure. Corns are localised with a central plug