Foot Health Practitioners are qualified to treat and manage all the common conditions which can affect your feet. They are trained to recognise foot conditions which may require more specialist care and will refer you on if needed.

You may consider seeing a Foot Health Practitioner if

• You cannot reach your toenails
• You cannot cut through your toenails because they are too thick
• Your toenails have turned yellow and flaky
• You are getting corns and calluses on your toes or the bottom of your feet
• You have a persistent verruca
• You have callused and cracked heels

Foot Health Practitioners also offer routine screenings and foot care for diabetic patients.  It is particularly important for those with diabetes to have their feet properly looked after, due to the possible lack of sensation or poor blood circulation. All new patients will undergo a neurovascular assessment which will be repeated at required intervals depending on any findings. 

Looking after your feet is one of the most important aspects of personal healthcare, whatever your age. During your lifetime, your feet could walk the equivalent of four times around the world!

Treatments offered:

• Corn removal
• Dry skin and callus
• Toenail trimming, filing or thinning
• Ingrown toenails
• Verruca management (to include Verrutop treatment)
• Fungal nail care including testing and treatment
• Neurovascular assessment and monitoring (including for diabetic feet)
• Nail reconstruction
• Nail bracing to help with involuted nails / ingrowing toenails

Fungal nail treatments

Fungal nails (onychomycosis) are a common infection affecting between 2-8% of adults. Not all abnormal nails are onychomycotic however – it is estimated only around 50% of abnormal/thickened nails are infected with fungus, trauma being another leading cause.

The vast majority (over 90%) of fungal toenail infections are due to group of fungi called dermatophytes.  A small number may be a combination of dermatophytes and other (non-dermatophyte) moulds.  A very small minority will be solely yeast or non-dermatophyte mould infections. 

The first step in any treatment plan will be to test for the presence of a dermatophyte infection by way of an in-clinic test that can be carried out in your appointment (there will be an additional charge of £40 for the test which will be deducted from the cost of treatment should you decide to go ahead).

Once an infection is confirmed, you will be given advice on what treatments can be offered so you can make an informed decision as to how to proceed. These options may include:

• Clearanail®  (https://www.clearanail.com/)

• ToeFx Photodisinfection Therapy  (https://www.toefx.com/clinical-trials/

No fungal nail treatment offers a 100% guaranteed cure and commitment is needed for any treatment to be given the best chance to succeed.

Verrutop treatment

• Verrutop is a topical treatment for treating skin, palmoplantar and periungual warts.
• Verrutop is formulated with Nitrizinc Complex, a solution containing nitric acid, organic acids, zinc and copper salts.
• Unlike Cryotherapy or other chemical treatments, Verrutop does not act by freezing or burning the tissue. Instead it denatures the viral protein and desiccates the wart tissue, which then falls off the skin, leaving intact skin underneath.

If you would like any further information about Verrutop treatment, please do not hesitate to contact us.

What to expect on your first visit

Please allow 60 minutes for your first appointment. This initial consultation includes taking your medical history, assessing your overall foot health, a neurovascular assessment and discussing any concerns you may have.

Please bring a list of any medication with you to your first appointment.

Following diagnosis, you will be provided with initial treatment and a follow-up appointment may be recommended – particularly if you require regular routine or diabetic foot care.

Routine foot care appointments take approximately 45 minutes.