SPECIALTY OF PODIATRY

Chiropody is the most common treatment in the podiatry office. It consists of eliminating hyperkeratosis of the feet and improving the health of the nails by delaminating and milling them.

The hyperkeratosis are thickening of the skin (hard skin, calluses, chicken eyes, nails…), due to an increase in the accumulation of dead cells in a localized area. They are produced by excessive pressure due to a misalignment of the bones together with the displacement of the layer of fat that cushions the sole of the foot, also having to do with the use of inappropriate footwear.

Diffuse skin is typical, which is hard skin that doesn't hurt, but we also tend to suffer from localized hyperkeratosis at one point that can be very painful. In these, the bone factor influences more and to solve them definitively, in addition to an exhaustive chiropody, we can resort to templates or MIS surgery (minimum incision).