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Concerns Christine treats

Common concerns Christine treats — pick yours to see what's involved and what to expect.

Nail plate and nail folds

Ingrown Toenails

An ingrown toenail (onychocryptosis) occurs when the edge of the nail grows into the surrounding skin: most often on the great toe, causing pain, swelling and sometimes infection that worsens the longer the nail keeps digging in. Ingrown toenail treatment in Canary Wharf, London with our HCPC-registered podiatrists ranges from relieving the offending spike to nail surgery under local anaesthetic that, with phenol, stops that edge regrowing for good. Digging at it yourself, or using acid corn plasters, usually makes it worse.

Initial Podiatry Consultation · Price on enquiry

Plantar surface

Verrucae (Plantar Warts)

Verrucae are warts on the sole of the foot caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Here is the honest part most clinics skip: most clear on their own, and no single treatment is reliably curative, so treating one that is not bothering you can mean discomfort and cost for little gain. Verruca treatment in Canary Wharf, London with our HCPC-registered podiatrists is offered when a verruca is painful, spreading, or persistent, with realistic expectations set before we start.

Verruca Treatment (Swift) · Price on enquiry

Skin of the toes and forefoot: typically over the interphalangeal joints

Corns

A corn (heloma) is a small, deep area of hardened skin with a central core that forms where pressure or friction is concentrated, most often on the toes. Left to build, it presses harder on the tissue beneath and keeps coming back, and acid corn plasters from the chemist can burn healthy skin. Corn treatment in Canary Wharf, London with our HCPC-registered podiatrists safely reduces the corn and treats the pressure causing it, so relief actually lasts.

Corn Treatment · Price on enquiry

Plantar skin of the foot: most commonly the heel

Calluses & Cracked Heels

Calluses are areas of thickened, hardened skin that build up under pressure and friction, and when they form on a dry heel they can split into painful cracks (heel fissures) that may bleed or let infection in: a particular danger if you have diabetes. Callus and cracked heel treatment in Canary Wharf, London with our HCPC-registered podiatrists pairs comfortable scalpel debridement with offloading and emollient advice, so we treat the cause rather than just smoothing the surface.

Callus & Hard Skin Treatment · Price on enquiry

The toenail unit: nail plate

Fungal Nail Infection

Fungal nail infection (onychomycosis) thickens, discolours and crumbles the nail, and left untreated it can spread to other nails and the surrounding skin. But not every thick or discoloured nail is fungal, and treating one that is not wastes months. Fungal nail infection treatment in Canary Wharf, London with our HCPC-registered podiatrists starts by confirming the diagnosis, often with a nail sample, then plans realistic care. We are honest that treatment is slow and a cure is not guaranteed.

Fungal Nail Treatment · Price on enquiry

Skin of the foot: most often the web spaces between the toes

Athlete's Foot

Athlete's foot (tinea pedis) is a common fungal skin infection that typically causes itchy, scaly, cracked skin between the toes. Left untreated it can spread to the soles, on to the toenails as a stubborn fungal nail infection, or to other people. Athlete's foot treatment in Canary Wharf, London with our HCPC-registered podiatrists confirms the diagnosis (several rashes mimic it), treats the skin, and shows you how to stop it coming back, because stopping the cream too early is the usual reason it returns.

Initial Podiatry Consultation · Price on enquiry

Plantar fascia and its origin at the heel bone

Heel Pain (Plantar Fasciitis)

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of pain under the heel, classically sharp on the first steps in the morning. It is far from rare: it affects about 10% of the general population (StatPearls, NCBI), and the longer the fascia is left overloaded, the harder it tends to be to settle. Our HCPC-registered podiatrists assess and treat heel pain and plantar fasciitis in Canary Wharf, London at our Canary Wharf and City Dock clinics, with a loading-led plan rather than a quick fix.