APPOINTMENTS are now AVAILABLE  with safety measures in place to welcome you back safely please call or text 07864606654                                                                    

please ask about our safety measures to mitigate the virus.                                                          

01449 675600   |   Email: appointments@pairoffeet.com.                                                

Nails - ingrowing 

Image description

Definitions


Following a daily routine to keep your feet clean and free from infection will help prevent potential foot problems. 

Wash your feet every day in warm soapy water (don't soak them, as this might destroy the natural oils) and dry thoroughly, especially between the toes. 

If you can see and reach your feet cut them after a bath when the toe nails are softer. Trim your toe nails regularly, using proper nail clippers. Cut straight across, not too short, and not down at the corners as this can lead to in-growing nails. File them, if that is easier. 

Any minor cuts or abrasions should be covered with a clean dry dressing, and blisters should be left to dry out on their own. If they burst, apply a clean dry dressing, but do not burst them yourself. 

Seek professional treatment if they do not heal quickly. Wounds (sometimes called ulcers) should be assessed and treated as a matter of urgency within 24hours, especially if there is redness or swelling around the area, or were you have previously been warned to seek immediate attention. 

Causes:


Ingrown toenails develop for many reasons. In some cases the condition is congenital, such as toenails that simply are too large. People whose toes curl, either congenitally or from diseases like arthritis, are prone to ingrown toenails. Often trauma, like stubbing a toe or having a toe stepped on, can cause a piece of the nail to be jammed into the skin. 


Repeated trauma, such as the pounding to which runners typically subject their feet, also can cause ingrown nails.


The most common cause is cutting your toenails incorrectly, causing them to re-grow into the skin. Tight hosiery or shoes with narrow toe boxes only make matters worse. If the skin is red, painful or swollen on the sides of the nail, an infection may be present. This occurs because the ingrown nail is often in a warm, moist and bacteria-rich environment. When the nail penetrates the skin, it provides a convenient entry for germs that can cause infection. 


Untreated, the nail can go under the skin, causing a more severe infection. In either case, the infection needs to be cured with sterile instruments and antibiotics.

 

Treatment and Prevention:


Ingrown toenails should be treated as soon as they are recognized. In many cases, people with uninfected ingrown toenails can obtain relief with the following simple regimen:

  1. Soak the feet in luke warm salt water
  2. Dry them thoroughly with a clean towel
  3. Apply a mild antiseptic solution to the area
  4. Bandage the toe
  5. Seek Chiropodist’s help.
.

Cutting toe nails properly goes a long way toward the prevention of ingrown toenails. Using a safety nail clipper, cut the nails straight across, so that the nail corner is visible. If you cut the nail too short, you are inviting the nail corner to grow into the skin. It is the natural tendency, when the edge of the nail starts to grow in, to cut down at an angle at the nail edge, to relieve the pain. 


This does relieve the pain temporarily, but it also can start a downward spiral, training the nail to become more and more ingrown.

 

What can a Chiropodist do for you?

  • Perform a physical exam and identify the source of problem and discuss treatment options.
  • Perform the appropriate surgical removal of the offending portion of the nail when indicated.
  • Recommend appropriate footwear as needed to reduce stress from the inside of the toe for long-term prevention.
  • Recommend long-term control and prevention techniques.

 

Foot Advice - Please click on image

OUR HCPC QUALIFICATIONS mean we are Government regulated with strict guidelines & Covid mitigating measures to keep you safe.

  

Stowmarket Chiropodists are all HCPC and The Society of Chiropodists Registered.  Only HCPC registered practitioners (Previously known as State Registered) are by law allowed to use the Protected titles: 

     Chiropodists & Podiatrists

Please be aware 

Foot Health Practitioners are not Podiatrists or Chiropodists .


CHECK THE HCPC to confirm the person looking after your feet is HCPC Registered and allowed to use the title Podiatrist or Chiropodist

 

Feel free to check registration details by click on the HCPC logo and enter the Practitioners name and profession

 

We use professional medical equipment  and sterilsed instruments & wear PPE throughout your treatment.


Health Professional Council 


Stowmarket Chiropody Practitioners are all Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council . HCPC are the Regulating body that ensure that Registered professionals meet the Governments high standards in training, professional skills, behaviour and health.

Society of Chiropodists


The Royal Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists is the largest independent professional body in the UK and represent HCPC Registered chiropodists /podiatrists.Previoiusly known as State Registered.


 

Professional Chiropody Equipment


Stowmarket Chiropodists operate from a purpose built Chiropody Clinic in Stowmarket, we use only professional chiropody equipment and systems to make sure you have a worry free treatment.

  

Image description

 

 

T: 01449 675600 or  call text   07864606654

E: appointments@pairoffeet.com

© Copyright. All Rights Reserved.

The Arches, 47 Bury Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1HD