Medical foot care

Medical foot care should be performed by a trained podiatrist. The training to become a podiatrist takes two years. The training is completed with a state examination.

The podiatrist is allowed to perform medical pedicure. The medical pedicure includes a:

In-depth discussion of the complaints of the person concerned
Cleaning the feet
Shortening the nails
Cuticle removal
Removal of nail thickenings e.g. with nail fungus
Control of the interdigital spaces for athlete’s foot
Removal of pronounced cornea
Grinding off painful cracks of the cornea (rhagades)
Fungal treatments
Removing corns
Removal of ingrown nails, possibly with the application of a nail correction brace
Preparation of orthoses (splints) for toe malpositioning for pressure relief and position correction, e.g. for hallux valgus
Production of nail prostheses for deformed toenails
Skin care with suitable cream (skin cream)
Advice on suitable footwear, foot gymnastics and foot care at home

Pedicure Set

Pedicure plays an important role for many patients. Many patients also like to take over their chiropody themselves. In principle, this is also possible as long as the patient does not suffer from a diabetic foot or the like.

In this case the professional help of a podiatrist is always recommended. For foot care at home, so-called foot care sets are available in drugstores or pharmacies or on the Internet. The size and scope of the devices in these pedicure sets vary depending on the manufacturer and the price that the patient is willing to pay.A simple pedicure set usually contains one or two tweezers, nail scissors for the fingers, toenail scissors and often additionally a clipper for cutting off the nail edges.

In some pedicure sets a nail file is also included. These pedicure basic sets can be purchased in a drugstore for about 8 € and are sufficient for daily needs. Professional beauticians or podiatrists, however, need a much larger chiropody set, which then contains various tools to remove corns, calluses or warts on the foot. This professional chiropody set is not necessary for daily use, but should be standard for professional chiropody. Patients who suffer from ingrown toenails or calluses should also consider adding various rasps or files to their standard foot care set to ensure adequate foot care.