Chiropodists & Fungal Nail experts serving Grimsby, Cleethorpes and beyond!

What is it

Callus are large areas of thick, hardened layers of skin

What causes it

Caused by the skin protecting itself against friction and pressure 

What are the symptoms

The skin of a plantar callus is grey or yellowish. The skin may also feel hard,rough,dry ,and flaky. It may be painful when direct pressure is applied to the area. Plantar calluses can be large, covering a wide span of the heel or the ball of the foot

What are the treatment options

parring down the callus and applying a cream/oil daily to moisturise the area will help.Regular appointments is advisable to stay on top of the Callus reforming

What is it

Corns are thick, hardened layers of skin

What causes it

Caused by pressure or rubbing of the skin, wearing high heels or shoes that are the wrong size and shape for your feet

What are the symptoms

Corns can appear anywhere on your feet, and feel like you have a stone in your shoe, they can be very painful 

What are the treatment options

Parring down the callus and enucleate the centre between 6-8 weekly appointments for continued comfort

What is it

Cracked heels, also referred to as Heel Fissures, are a common foot condition, which can cause discomfort or even pain

What causes it

Heels can crack when the skin around the rim of your heel becomes dry and thick, and increased pressure on the fat pad under the heel causes  the skin to split

What are the symptoms

painful cracks usually in the heel area which can be quite deep and catch on hosiery and bedding

What are the treatment options

Parring down the edges of the cracks and smoothing the callus, applying cream/oil on a daily basis to moisturise the area will help and regular appointments to stay on top of the cracks reforming

Nail can be damaged at any time, and can be caused by many things throughout our lives, ill fitting footwear, fungal nail, involuted, pincer or ingrowing nails can be unsightly or indeed lost

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What is it

There are 2 types of diabetes types 1 and 2

What causes it

A metabolic disorder characterised by abnormal high blood sugar levels due to diminished production of insulin or resistance/desensitisation

What are the symptoms

Swelling  in your legs and feet, tingling, pins and needles, loss of feeling, numbness, sores that do not heal.

What are the treatment options

Professional Foot examination, great care is always taken with diabetic patients for all their foot care needs. Patients with diabetes should have their feet examined and cared for by a professional on a regular basis.

What is it

Many people develop a fungal nail infection at some point in their life. It's not usually serious, but can be unpleasant and difficult to treat.

The infection can cause the nail to become discoloured, thickened, brittle and distorted.

The medical name for a fungal nail infection is onychomycosis

What causes it

Incorrect cutting of the nail, ill fitting footwear, trauma to the nail.

What are the symptoms

Symptoms are varied and can include some or all of the following: thickened nail, crumbly texture, discolouration; sometimes the nail may become detached altogether. Secondary infection of the surrounding tissue can cause redness, irritation and inflammation.

What are the treatment options

Maintaining the nail on a regular basis to help alleviate the pain. 

To save you time and money, we recommend a fungal nail test (£45) before commencing treatment. This confirms the presence of fungal nail prior to commencing any treatment and can be done whilst you wait with results in minutes.

Treatment options include:

1) Clearanail treatment. This involves creating microscopic pores in the infected, thickened nail which allows anti-fungal preparations, like Lamisail, to penetrate the tough, generally impervious nail. The anti-fungal medication is able then to reach the tissue below the nail, the nailbed, where the infection resides, ie the "root" of the problem, to fight it more effectively.

A major advantage of this treatment is that it delivers quicker results than topical preparations on their own which in turn makes the treatment more convenient and affordable for patients.

CLEARANAIL TREATMENT PACKAGES

1 NAIL TREATMENT PACKAGE

 30 minute appointment

 two reviews at 8th and 16th week

 two anti-fungal nail sprays

 two anti-fungal shoe sprays

£250.00

2 TO 5 NAIL TREATMENT PACKAGE

 30 minute appointment

 two reviews at 8th and 16th week

 two anti-fungal nail sprays

 two anti-fungal shoe sprays

£350.00

6 TO 10 NAILS TREATMENT PACKAGE

 60 minute appointment

 2 × 30 minute reviews at 8th and 16th week

 4 x anti-fungal nail sprays

 4 x anti-fungal shoe sprays

£500.00

2) ToeFX - A new, innovative and clinically proven treatment for fungal nails is now available in the UK and Harrison Williams are the first to offer this treatment to their clients. ToeFX offers photodisinfection therapy designed fo toenail fungus. The effected nail/s when prepared will have a blue serum applied and then placed under Red LED light units. 

The initial appointment will take around 1 hour, thereafter 45 mins per treatment.

£65/treatment

What is it

An ingrowing toenail is where your nail grows into the skin of your toe, usually the big toe

What causes it

Incorrect cutting of the nail, ill fitting footwear or trauma to the nail.

What are the symptoms

Ingrowing nail can place pressure on or in some cases break the skin causing pain, swelling and infection.

What are the treatment options

Maintaining the Nail on a regular basis to help alleviate the pain. 

• Onyfix Nail Correction system   

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What is it

nails on the feet

What causes it

Nautual nail growth

What are the symptoms

when they get too long for comfort

What are the treatment options

Using nippers to cut back and file

What is it

Warts and verrucas are small lumps on the skin caused by a virus

What causes it

They are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).

What are the symptoms

Verrucas can have tiny black dots under the hard skin, they can be itchy and painful, like standing on a needle. They can spread to larger areas 

What are the treatment options

All verruca treatents are provided locally by our sister practice Harrison-Williams Medical. 

A wide a choice of treatments including:

• Verrutop
• Needling