Patient Advice
Can 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…
Read MorePotty Purple Pod’s Spin On Strictly Come Dancing 2019
More than half way through the 2019 season of Strictly Come Dancing with the Blackpool episode behind us isn’t it incredible! The standards really do get better and better every year. I’m honestly blown away by how quickly everyone is improving and becoming dancers before our eyes! I’d love to know who your favourite is…
Read MorePotty Purple Pod and the Fungus Fight!
How many times do you think I’ve heard someone say “I think I’ve got toe nail fungus, its ugly and I hate it”? Would you be surprised if I told you it’s quite a lot? Nail fungus is far more common than you’d think! Around 80% of the population suffering some form of fungal infection…
Read MoreVerruca: What is it?
Officially, its a viral skin infection of the outer (epidermal) layer of skin caused by the human papilloma virus. In normal terms – a verruca is a foot wart, caused by a virus. Much like the common cold, there’s many different types of the virus. Luckily, like the common cold, you don’t need to know…
Read MorePotty Purple Pod and the Perils of the Pedicures
Cases from the clinic An interesting case of chalky white nail, came into clinic, they looked like this : Do you notice the chalky white lines going across the nail and the white grainy, patchy appearance of the nail? I am seeing this condition more and more, this lady had recently had some nail gels…
Read MoreA Client Case Study – Potty Purple Pod & The Verruca That Wasn’t
Let’s set the scene Malcolm had suffered for 2 years with a painful foot, he thought he had a Verruca. He treated it at home with the usual preparations, it didn’t go and got more painful. He complained to his wife (a lot), he complained to his practice nurse (she gave him some ‘stuff’ to…
Read MoreHow to Fix Dry Cracked Heels
It doesn’t take much nice weather for us Brits to reach for the sandals and holiday shoes does it? Maybe this burst of sun has got you thinking about getting them out of the wardrobe and dusting them off? But, you’re scared of what’s lurking under your winter fluffy socks and slippers. Have you looked…
Read MoreDo You REALLY Need that Expensive Fitness Tracker?
Back in June I met Dr Michael Mosely at a health conference in London. He’s a really interesting guy; he does the ‘Truth About’ and ‘Trust Me I’m a Doctor’ programmes on the BBC – which I love to watch. He was talking about how the idea of 10,000 steps has become the big thing…
Read MorePsoriasis, Do You Know the Facts from the Fiction?
How confident are you about separating the Facts from Fiction? Lets see how you do with the statements below:- Psoriasis is not infectious, you cant catch it Fact: Psoriasis is a long term disorder of the body’s internal immune system where the specialist Tcells (I call them the army cells as their job is to…
Read MoreReflexology, Could it be Your Answer?
Could Reflexology be the answer to some of your health issues? Talking to my in-house Reflexologist Jen Hurst, during world reflexology week, I was amazed at some of the stories she told me about people who she has helped. So much so I invited her to be our guest blogger this month to share them…
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