Frequently Asked Questions

They use medical equipment such as nippers, scissors, files, probes and elevators, forceps, sterile kits, and tourniquets. For surgeries like ingrown toenail surgery, nail nippers, nail elevators, and sinus forceps are used. Similarly, in diabetic foot care, diabetic nippers, Black’s files, and wound debridement kits are used.  

From identifying the underlying medical conditions and diagnosing them through multiple tests to providing surgical and non-surgical treatments, a podiatrist in Kochi plays a crucial role in patients’ speedy recovery. They examine patients with leg injuries and problems with diabetes impact and provide the best medical care treatment. 

Podiatrists attend to several types of medical conditions, such as heel bursitis, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendon ruptures, swelling in the legs, tendonitis, and skin conditions that impact the feet and toenails. They also address and treat fracture conditions, such as fifth metatarsal, toe dislocations, and talus fractures.  

Podiatrists examine a wide range of treatments, including foot and ankle injuries and arthritis, bunions, plantar warts, problems caused by diabetes, tendonitis, and leg wounds. They also treat severe leg injuries, such as sports injuries and high ankle sprains. 

Yes, medical specialists at Aster Medicity Hospital provide comprehensive care and assistance to ensure patients’ speedy recovery. They constantly measure the patient’s health conditions, analyse treatment reactions, adjust medications, and provide frequent number of appointments post-treatment. 

Patients must ask questions related to their health conditions, including the reason behind foot numbness, cold feet, heel pain, or discoloured nails. They must also ask about suitable treatment options and their process, treatment duration, fees required, precautions to consider, and lifestyle changes required.  

Patients are advised to see a podiatrist at Aster Medcity Hospital when they experience problems such as severe foot pain, toe dislocation, swelling, bumps, growth like warts, discoloured toenails, and scaling or peeling soles. 

Podiatrists diagnose problems related to the lower legs, ankles, and feet and provide surgical and non-surgical treatments to patients. They treat problems that children and adults experience in their lower legs, diagnose conditions, order tests, prescribe medications, and perform surgeries.