• Ingrown Toenails are a direct result of poor technique in cutting the nails.
An ingrown toenail is when the edges of the toenail grow into the skin. It inflames the effected skin and can cause pain, especially when walking. If left untreated, the inflamed skin becomes highly prone to infection.
• Fungal Infections can result from bad hygiene or lack of any type of disinfection at beauty salons.
A fungal infection in your toenail can be a rather ugly site. A fungal infection can cause discoloration, thickening of the toenail and even a slight foul odor. If left untreated, the infection can spread to the other nails and the skin. Treatment is usually by taking pills for 3 months which can be harmful to your liver.
• Other infections in the skin can also result from lack of disinfection of the tools and instruments used at salons. Warts or viral infections, athlete’s foot and other infection like hepatitisand MRSA may also be caused by bad practices at a salon.
• Over cutting of the cuticle or skin around the nails can expose the root of the nail causing dryness, infections, and if severe can lead to nail deformity.
• Salons use sharp blades or stone to remove hard calluses and smooth your skin which will ultimately cause cuts and friction burns.
• Medical background is nonexistent in salons staff and no education or proper training is the norm.
There are significant advantages of a medical pedicure with the least important being peace of mind. Expect to be at the facility from 45 to 60 minutes as the highly trained nurse examines your feet for any possible concerns then carefully and meticulously starts the many phases of your foot care session. Your protection and satisfaction is of utmost importance. Our staff nurses will observe medical standards in their dress an behavior. Sterile nail instruments are used and several runs are done with highly specialized power instruments. Here are some details of our standards and how we can give you state of the art foot care:
• Qualified personnel, typically a nurse or a nurse assistant is the person that actually does the treatment under the supervision of a podiatrist or a foot and ankle doctor.
• The staff is highly trained and qualified by well-established international institutions and on the highest standards.
• All instruments used are sterilized using surgical standards and hospital grade autoclave units.
• Your foot care session will be done using highly specialized instruments and power equipment similar to that of a dental cleaning, unlike a salon where it is done manually.
• Your treatment will include proper trimming of the nails and removal of unwanted hard calluses in ways you have probably never experienced before.
• Because of the medical background and the special podiatric training that the staff has, the entire objective of the session is different, the process is different, and finally the outcome is alos different.
• Our staff objectives are:
o Educate the client to better understand their nails and skin.
o Prevent nail and foot complications both during treatment and in your daily life.
o Treat and pamper your feet.
o Intervene as needed to greatly reduce the risks of skin and nail complications.
• A medical pedicure is for all of us. While it is designed and carried out with the high risk patients in mind, anyone who seeks to pamper and shine their feet will be absolutely satisfied.
Every time you hand your feet over to a none educated none trained person at a salon you are gambling with your health.
