Before you rush off for a pedicure, go and see your health care provider. Let the doctor first assess your feet to ensure that you have no acute infection, reduced sensation,, broken skin , nail infection or decreased blood supply. If any of these conditions exist then it is best not to go to a pedicurist.
The other alternative is to go to a podiatrist. These health care professionals can help you trim nails, remove corns, and calluses safely (but they also charge a lot). However, many podiatrists never assess the blood supply to the foot and quickly start mucking around with knives and blades. There are countless reports of podiatrists who have cut off more tissue or nails without first assessing the pulses in the foot. While nothing happens most times, there are instances where a diabetic can end up losing a toe or even a foot.
Podiatrists are not bona fide surgeons and have little or no training in vascular surgery. One should never let a podiatrist cut or excise any part of your toe or foot without a prior clearance from a vascular surgeon- this advice may sound drastic but it can be limb saving.
Cyberspace is full of such cases where podiatrists have done more harm than good and there have been many litigations against podiatrists.
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