Patient Advice
Potty Purple Pod’s Summer Feet Tips: Keeping Your Feet Happy and Healthy!☀️
Ah, summer! The season of sunshine, sandy beaches, and flip-flops. As a podiatrist, I’ve seen my fair share of foot-related woes that often come with the summer months. But fear not, because I’m here to share some lighthearted footcare tips to help you keep those tootsies in tip-top shape. So slip on your favourite sandals…
Read MoreYour guide to dressing your toenail
I will supply you with Clinisept Plus after your procedure to help look after the wound. It is an excellent antimicrobial agent that kills bacteria, fungi and viruses but is very skin friendly and unlike many other antiseptics does not cause irritation. I will also supply you with Cutiplast. This is a nice, easy dressing…
Read MoreHow ‘just cutting toe nails’ became a life saver
How do you think a potentially life-saving consultation could happen when somebody just comes to see me to have their toenails cut? Let me explain about a chap I saw recently… I carried out my usual baseline checks which I do for all my new patients including using my doppler to have a…
Read MoreDianne has the Audacity to Recommend Competitors, is she Mad?
Who do I recommend and why? You might be thinking, ‘Dianne, have you lost the plot? Why would you recommend other podiatrists? You are going to lose business!’ IT’S ABOUT PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICE I’ll tell you why… I have always believed in providing the best service I can, even if that means it’s not me…
Read MoreAre You Prioritising Your Feet?
Our feet carry us throughout our entire life, why wouldn’t you want to take care of them? We may all have busy lives but that’s no excuse for neglecting your feet. You should never ignore any part of your body; it deserves regular care and attention. Which is why I want to ask if you’re…
Read MoreAppointments & Prices
How do I book an appointment with the Potty Purple Pod and what’s the best option for me? How about we start with a consultation…. Whatever your problem, from cracked heels, ingrown toenails to verruca’s…how can Potty Purple Pod help? Let me just start by first saying this…. not all treatments are the same! Each…
Read MorePotty Purple Pod is Back
So grateful to be back in the clinic! From the 15th June 2020 Firstly, I hope that you’re all well and in good spirits! It is such a relief to tell you that I got back in the clinic for face to face consultations from 15th of June 2020. I can’t wait to see each…
Read MoreIngrown Toe Nails Explained
Ingrown toe nail – what is it? An ingrown toe nail can be really painful and happens when a splinter of nail penetrates the skin, usually at the front corner of the toe nail, this allows bacteria to get in causing an infection. The toe gets inflamed, swells up, goes red, maybe hot and any…
Read MoreThick Bendy Toenails
When people ring me up and ask how much is it to “just” get their nails cut, I wonder if they think “just” how complicated they can be sometimes? One of the important things I need to bear in mind when I’m cutting thickened nails is, where are the blood vessels underneath them? Sometimes, especially…
Read MoreCan Antibiotics Cure An Ingrown Toenail?
Let’s talk about antibiotics and ingrown toenails and answer some of your frequently asked questions about it. Can antibiotics cure an ingrown toenail? The answer is no, they can’t! An ingrown toenail is caused by a splinter of nail penetrating the skin, acting as a foreign body. That’s what setting the infection up in the…
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