Access Care Podiatry provides ingrown toenail care as a mobile home-visit service throughout South West, Western & Inner West Sydney, including Bankstown, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Parramatta, Penrith, Strathfield.
Overview
An ingrown toenail can make every step painful, and left untreated it can become infected, particularly for older people and anyone living with diabetes. The earlier it is treated, the simpler the treatment tends to be.
We provide conservative ingrown toenail care at home: relieving the pressure and pain, treating the nail edge carefully, and showing you how to reduce the chance of it returning.
What's included
What to expect on the visit
A full history, including any diabetes, circulation concerns or previous nail problems.
Assessment of the nail and the surrounding skin.
Careful conservative treatment to relieve pain and clear the ingrown edge.
Aftercare advice and, where needed, a plan to stop the problem returning.
Who it's for
Suited to anyone with a painful, inflamed or recurring ingrown toenail, including older adults and people with diabetes, who should not attempt to cut ingrown nails themselves.