Pedicure (from Latin pes, pedis = foot) is the cosmetic foot care Manicure (from Latin manus = hand) is the cosmetic hand care Podology (from Greek pous, podos = foot, logos = doctrine) describes the medical foot care.
General
Foot care is any form of care for the feet, it can be in the form of creams or lotions that are applied to the skin or it can be care foam, a callus rasp or extracts that can be used as foot baths. Depending on which foot care a patient uses, different prices are expected. Also the price of foot care varies depending on whether it is a cosmetic foot care (pedicure) or a medical foot care, also called podiatry.
In the case of medical pedicure, the price is often covered by the health insurance company if the foot care is necessary due to illness. For example, patients who have poor blood circulation in their feet due to diabetes can often get the price of foot care from a podiatrist completely reimbursed. If it is cosmetic foot care, which includes, for example, the painting of the toenails or the rasping of the cornea, the patient has to pay the price of the foot care completely on his own, as this is not a medically necessary procedure.
Here the prices for the foot care vary, depending on the application and depending on the measure carried out, between 15-50€. If a patient only wants to have his nails cut, he has to pay less than a patient who wants to have corns removed or the cornea removed. If it is mainly about cornea removal, you can also try different home remedies for corneas.
Also in the case of medical foot care, it is possible that part of the price has to be paid by the patient. The price for the self-payment varies from health insurance company to health insurance company but is usually between 10-20 €. Which foot care and which prices are covered by the health insurance, each patient should clarify best directly with his own health insurance company and also be aware that basically only the medical foot care (podiatry), never the cosmetic foot care (pedicure) is covered by the health insurance. If a patient wants to take over his or her own foot care, he or she can get advice at the drugstore or pharmacy and purchase various utensils such as corneal rasps, foot baths, foot foam and much more. The prices for foot care at home range from a few Euros up to 50 € for various callus rasps and the like.
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