Medical Foot Care: Healthy Feet, Professionally Done

Medical foot care, sometimes called a "medical pedicure" or "medi-pedi," is a professional treatment focused entirely on improving the health and hygiene of your feet. Unlike cosmetic pedicures, we use fully sterile instruments and expert techniques to safely address common foot health problems.

What Can Medical Foot Care Help With?

This specialized service is effective for managing a wide range of foot issues, including:

• Common Skin Problems: Such as calluses, corns, cracked heels, Athlete's foot, plantar warts, and dry or damaged skin.

• Troublesome Nail Conditions: Including ingrown toenails, fungal nail infections, thick nails, or nails damaged by trauma.

• General Foot Health & Prevention: It's highly beneficial as part of diabetic foot care routines and can help manage general foot pain or discomfort.

What Happens During a Treatment?

A medical foot care session is focused on health outcomes, not just appearance. Typically, we will:

1. Briefly discuss your relevant medical history.

2. Carefully assess the current health of your skin, nails, and overall foot structure.

3. Professionally and safely trim and file your nails, ensuring edges are smooth and clean (based on evaluation).

4. Identify and begin treatment for any nail issues like fungal infections or potential ingrown nails (based on evaluation).

5. Gently and effectively reduce hard skin build-up like calluses, corns, and cracked heels (based on evaluation).

6. Address other skin conditions discovered during the assessment.

7. Provide personalized advice and a plan for maintaining healthy feet between visits.

(Please note: For strict hygiene reasons, nail polish application is not part of this medical treatment, but you are welcome to apply it yourself at home afterward).

Why Choose Medical Foot Care Over a Salon Pedicure?

There are crucial differences focused on your health and safety:

• Safety & Hygiene: We adhere to strict health regulations, using fully sterilized instruments for every patient. Salons may not have the same level of oversight or sterilization practices, increasing infection risk.

• Expertise & Training: Our treatments are performed by registered Chiropodists – trained foot health professionals who understand foot anatomy and conditions.

• True Health Focus: Our primary goal is to improve the health of your feet and prevent future problems, addressing the root cause of discomfort, not just temporarily improving appearance.

Key Points About Medical Foot Care:

• What it is: A professional foot treatment prioritizing health and hygiene, using sterile instruments.

• What it treats: Effectively manages common skin problems (calluses, corns, cracks, infections) and nail conditions (ingrown, fungal, thick). Ideal for diabetic foot maintenance.

• Why it's safer: Utilizes strict sterilization, performed by qualified Chiropodists, focuses on health outcomes and prevention.

• What's involved: Includes assessment, professional nail care, safe reduction of hard skin, treatment of infections, and personalized health advice.

Schedule Your Medical Foot Care:

Give your feet the expert, health-focused attention they deserve. Here at Donwood Foot and Orthotic Clinic in Toronto, our experienced Chiropodists offer safe, effective, and hygienic medical foot care services. Book your appointment today and experience the difference professional care makes for comfortable, healthy feet.