VA PODIATRIST STATES THAT ONYCHOMYCOSIS IS A COSMETIC ISSUE EXCEPT IN DIABETICS
posted: Nov. 04, 2014.
PODIATRIST, DR. SIMON MEST STATES, "HAMMERTOES, MALLET TOES, BUNIONS, CORNS, CALLUSES, FALLEN ARCHES, FLAT FEET, NEUROMAS, PLANTAR FASCIITIS -- ALOT CAN GO WRONG WITH YOUR FEET. PROBLEMS WITH FEET ARE MORE COMMON AS PEOPLE GET OLDER AND AS THEY GET HEAVIER. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR NAIL FUNGUS? NOT FOR THE AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL, BUT IF YOU ARE DIABETIC, IT IS A PROBLEM ONLY BECAUSE IF THE NAIL GETS THICK, YOU DON'T HAVE FEELINGS IN YOUR TOES AND YOU'LL DEVELOP A SORE UNDER THE NAIL PLATES. FOR THE AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL, IT'S JUST AN UGLY TOE."