As children learn to share with their siblings and friends, they can get good at sharing a lot of things – including germs. This includes everything from the common cold to fungal and viral skin infections, like – you guessed it – warts. The virus that causes warts only needs is a small opening in the…
Your skin is one tough organ. It literally holds you together! But it’s also your first defense, making it more prone to attack from the outside world (and maybe some from inside your body). Your skin might not have 99 problems, but they surely are at risk of a lot! Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi, Oh My!…
Now that it’s officially the summer season, our toes are coming back out to see the light! For many women (and some men) pedicures are a summer staple for presenting clean, well-groomed feet. And while they can be helpful for that, pedicures can also increase the risk of contagious toe and foot diseases. Pedicurists, as…
For growing children and teenagers, an often-overlooked issue is foot pain. However, what you may not realize is that foot health is very important to overall growth and development. Foot and ankle issues that are left untreated during teenage years can cause other issues down the line. So you might be concerned that as many…
Summer has come and gone and with it the start of the school year and fall sports season. Soccer, football, dance classes, gymnastics classes are all in full swing. For some of the kids, however, it also means the onset of foot problems. Heel pain, blisters, warts, damaged and ingrown toenails, fractures, sprains & strains…
Do you feel like you are walking on rocks? Many patients have calluses on their feet that are like small pebbles—but feel like they are boulders or knives stabbing you in the foot. There are some that have deep-seated cores that can feel like they go all the way down to the bone. We label…
TransDerm Solutions Treatment System of Resolution of Plantar Porokeratosis (PK) Lesions No Anesthesia Required! Do you suffer from the severe pain of rock-like calluses on the soles of your feet? They can feel like sharp needles or like you have stones in your shoes, don’t they? There are two common maladies that appear as “calluses”…
Sitting Is the New Smoking I Everyone knows –or should know that smoking is not good for you. It affects your lungs, your cardiovascular health, your circulation, your skin, your weight, lowers your resistance to disease, it even affects your attitude. What you need to understand is that sitting has precisely the same effect. A recent article in Parade Magazine cited…
Little Justin (3 years old) is just finishing a treatment program for a wart on one foot. At the end of each treatment, I cut up a piece of moleskin to cover it up and drew a happy face on it. Done once, he’s insisted on it each time. Well, the wart is gone now…
