OUR PODIATRY & FOOT CARE SERVICES

We offer a variety of foot treatments, including:

• Full podiatry treatment: May include cutting or filing nails, drilling thick nails, removing corns and assessing the overall health of the foot (25-40 minutes).
• Re-dressing/ express appointment: This is for patients who've already seen the podiatrist (15 minutes).
• Simply toenails treatment: This is a quick nail cutting session for patients who have already been assessed by the podiatrist (15 minutes).
• Reconstruction of damaged nails treatment: Wilde Pedique *SEE PICTURES ABOVE* We make a prosthetic nail as close to your nail colours as possible (although very discoloured nails will need covering up). This nail can be cut and filed just like a normal nail.
• Treatment of fungal/damaged nails: ‘Lacuna’ specialist treatments available for severely fungal nails
• Verruca treatments: May include cryosurgery (freezing), chemical caustics, occlusive, simple debriding, over-the-counter, holistic remedies and advice (15 minutes).
• Fungal nails: Treatment or removal of foreign bodies.
• Cracked heel repair treatment: May include hard skin removal, fissure removal and application of the latest anti-microbial medical-grade sterile glue, to close the gaps.

Nail Surgery: 1 or 2 sides of the toe(s). After the assessment of the nail, we will schedule the minor operation on a day convenient for you. Local anaesthesia will be used and Phenol will be applied to the injured area to prevent infections and kill off the slither of nail removed to prevent regrowth. The toe will then be dressed. You can have your toe re-dressed 2 - 3 days later and more later on (45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes).

Verruca Needling: This is done under local anaesthesia. The verrucae are treated with multiple tiny needle strokes - to directly kick-start the immune response, allowing the body to attack the virus. We can also help treat (some) warts on your fingers.

We also offer the following services:

• Biomechanics and muscular-skeletal assessments
• Bunion treatment
• Orthotics
• Ingrown toenail treatment and surgery
• Professional sports massages 
• Athlete's foot treatment
• Gait analysis

LCN Wilde - Pedique is the restoration and correction of a previously damaged nail by a podiatrist for cosmetic purposes. The process involves the application of layers of a special gel to the damaged nail bed, onto which UV light is focused in order to harden the gel. The gel resin has the ability to bond to a surface, add strength and harden with a glossy finish, whilst at the same time adapting to the movements of the toe due to its flexibility.

• No Odour, no Discolouration – Once an Acrylester – Resin has been cured for about two mins under a UV-A light, the material is completely cured and will not change.
• No Primer/Chemical Activator – LCN gels use no aggressive acidic primers which damage the natural nail plate.
• No Damage to the Natural Nail – As the gel cures to a flexible surface, it will not damage or hinder the natural nail growth.
• Non-Porous – neither moisture nor air can penetrate the material and, therefore, fungal nails can be covered with the gels helping prevention of further spread or development of the infection.

• Fungal Nails -This treatment can be used in conjunction with fungal nail treatment, either in the form of topical or oral antifungal treatment. Although Wilde-Pedique is not a cure in itself, it should help in limiting the spread of the fungal infection, and it will certainly go a long way in boosting your confidence in being able to show off your feet.
• Nails damaged by trauma or removed surgically – A prosthetic nail may help the new nail grow into place along the nail bed, thereby minimising risk of an ingrown nail or in cases of surgery constructing a completely new nail on the nail bed. The treatment will not work when the nail bed has been removed, as it needs a portion of nail to adhere to.
• Cracked/split nails -LCN gels helps further damage by covering the crack/split, preventing further snagging.