A medical pedicure combines podiatry and nail care. It presents an opportunity to check in on the health of your feet and treat them to some tender loving care.
During a medical pedicure, you don’t soak your feet or have your toenails painted. Instead, your Foot and Ankle Wellness Center provider completes a thorough exam and performs a sterile, waterless pedicure. Treatment emphasizes the removal of dead skin, hangnails, or damaged nail tissue to improve the health of your feet and prevent future complications.
At Foot and Ankle Wellness Center, the team of experienced podiatrists uses medical pedicures to treat various issues, including:
Medical pedicures can treat cracked heels, dry skin, and other foot-related complications of diabetes.
At Foot and Ankle Wellness Center, medical pedicures typically take 45 (basic Medical Pedicure)- 75 minutes (Deluxe Spa Medical Pedicure)
First, your podiatrist reviews your medical records and asks about your symptoms. Next, they examine your feet, toes, and toenails, checking for corns, calluses, blisters, and other abnormalities. Most foot and nail issues are easy to spot, but your provider may collect nail clippings or skin samples to rule out non-foot-related issues, like psoriasis.
Your provider cleans and disinfects your feet. They then use medical-grade tools to clip and file your toenails, thin out thickened nails, and remove dead skin or tissue.
If you have plantar warts, at an additional cost, they complete Swift® microwave therapy to kill the HPV virus.
Last, your provider applies moisturizers to your nails and feet and carefully pushes your cuticles back. They then complete a gentle foot massage using an emollient (a product that helps your skin retain moisture-Deluxe Spa Medical Pedicure). The massage increases circulation, relieves pain, and promotes healing.
Traditional pedicures are a type of self-care that occur in a salon setting. In contrast, medical pedicures are performed in a Medical office with a Podiatrist on staff.
Foot and Ankle Wellness Center can develop a personalized care plan that improves mobility and quality of life.
Call Foot and Ankle Wellness Center today to request a medical pedicure.
If you have a foot injury, bunion, hammertoe, arthritis, or another foot problem that requires surgery, you can turn to the highly trained podiatry team at Foot and Ankle Wellness Center. They diagnose the cause of foot pain and offer minimally invasive foot surgery to restore your foot’s structure and function. Foot and Ankle Wellness Center is in Bethesda, MD. Call today to schedule an appointment.
If you have a foot injury, bunion, hammertoe, arthritis, or another foot problem that requires surgery, you can turn to the highly trained podiatry team at Foot and Ankle Wellness Center. They diagnose the cause of foot pain and offer minimally invasive foot surgery to restore your foot’s structure and function. Foot and Ankle Wellness Center is in Bethesda, MD. Call today to schedule an appointment.
