Services
Treatments
- Having regular foot health care can provide long term relief to your feet so you don’t have to compromise on living the life you love.
- We offer a wide range of treatments to suit your foot care needs.
- The most popular is Our Full Treatment package.
- Our full treatment appointment is aimed at addressing a number of issues from nail care, corns hard skin and cracked heels to fungal infections or skin issues.
- Any treatment required will be carried out during a full treatment appointment, and may comprise of nail cutting, reduction of hard skin, removal of corns, skin disorder including dry and cracked heels, fungal infections, skin issues and other issues with the feet.
- To maintain foot health we recommend a treatment once every 6 to 8 weeks.
Services
Expert Treatment for Ingrown Toenails
An ingrown toenail occurs when the side of the nail cuts and continues to grow into the surrounding skin in the area. This can become very painful and inflamed and if left untreated, can result in infection or an affected gait. If you have developed an ingrown toenail, Wickersley Foot Clinic are here to help with ingrowing toenail treatment. The majority of the time it is the big toe that is affected however any toe can become ingrown and cause problems.
There are several reasons that you can develop an ingrowing toenail including poor nail cutting, badly fitted footwear, poor foot hygiene, and it can even be down to an inherited nail shape that is prone to this condition. Symptoms commonly include swelling, pain, redness, and heat but can develop into bleeding, further swelling, pus, and an infection if not treated. In severe cases, the infection can spread to the bone.
We also offer ONYFIX, the revolutionary pain free, non evasive nail correction system. Corrects your nail through natural growth, helps prevent relapse, quick, lasting pain relief. An excellent option for high-risk or diabetic patients. Safe, fast and easy to use. Ask us about Onyfix today!
Diabetic Footcare
At Wickersley Foot we will carry out a full neurological, vascular assessment with a doppler, assess your skin and nail conditions. Foot function will also be assessed to ensure that vulnerable pressure areas are supported and protected.
We feel prevention is key to ensure optimal foot health to keep you active to live the life you love.
Fungal ToeNail Treatment
A fungal nail infection can make the affected nail discoloured thickened and brittle.
The infection often starts at the nail edge and spreads to the middle of the nail, making the nail discoloured and sometimes thicker in parts.
When the nail becomes brittle pieces can break off which can lead to the whole nail lifting off. This can cause pain and swelling in the skin around the nail.
A Full treatment appointment with one of our experts will allow us to assess and diagnose fungal nail and recommend any further treatment that you may need.
Fungus Testing
Wickersley foot clinic are pleased to be able to offer you a fast and accurate test to confirm the presences of fungus in your nail. We no longer need to rely on tests that grow fungal spore which are often slow to carry out. We advocate the use of testing in all cases of suspected fungal infection. As the test results will be available during your appointment you can commence on your personal treatment protocol immediately. *Please note that there is a charge for this test.
Lacuna Fungal Nail procedure
This treatment uses micro penetration (fenestration) to enable the foot health clinician to make micro pathways through a fungal nail in order to provide access to the nail bed for medication. It is entirely safe with virtually no pain or risk to the patient.
Personalised Toenail Treatment
Unsightly damaged nails? We can now reconstruct and remodel your nails at Wickersley Foot Clinic using a safe and effective UV Gel treatment. Toenail reconstruction is a procedure that aims to rebuild a damaged nail. Damage can occur as a result of trauma, fungal infection, or other medical problems.
Our experts use a gel system designed specifically for toe nails. Wilde Pedique is an ultraviolet cured polymer resin, and is the perfect solution to fungal, weak, discoloured or dystrophic nails, with results that can last up to a few months.
Wilde Pedique is a world renowned means of restoring nails partially or completely and because of the elastic properties of the light cured resin, the nail plate feels completely natural.
**Please contact us directly to discuss your suitability for nail reconstruction. This is not a permanent solution and length of time the reconstructed nail lasts is dependant on various factors which will be discussed in your appointment.**
Verruca
A verruca is a plantar wart that is most frequently found on the soles of the feet or in the toe area. They are most common in but are not limited to children and young adults and can be passed on simply by walking barefoot across the same surface as someone with a verruca. The virus that causes a verruca is harmless with the only issue being when the wart itself begins causing pain or discomfort. This typically only occurs when the verruca is located on a weight bearing area of the foot, but many people opt for verruca removal regardless of this to eliminate the chance of growth or spread and because they can be unsightly.
Treatment of reducing the verruca to eliminate weight bearing pain is offered at Wickersley Foot Clinic when booked under a full treatment appointment and a personal treatment plan will be recommended.
Corns what are they ?
A corn is an often painful, cone-shaped, inwardly directed callus of dead skin that forms at a pressure point near a bone, or on a weight-bearing part of the body. When on the feet, corns can be so painful as to interfere with walking.
At Wickersley Foot Clinic our experts are able to remove corns painlessly, apply padding to relieve pressure for long-term relief.
Cracked Heels and callus
Our feet can develop patches of thick, dead skin called calluses. Calluses are especially common on the heels, because they take a lot of pressure as we walk. That pressure, combined with older skin that’s often thin and dry, makes us susceptible to a common and potentially debilitating condition called cracked heels.
At Wickersley Foot Clinic our clinicians are trained to removing and maintaining callus areas of the foot. We can also aid in helping relief from cracked heels