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to keep Summer is the season for letting fungus, which can spread from the skin
your feet loose, flip-flops and walking in the into the nails and lead to fungal toenails.
healthy and grass or sand.
pretty this Having toenails marred by fungus,
summer But there are some things you need trauma and other reasons can
to do to keep your feet healthy and sometimes lead to anxiety over how
By Linda Doell looking their best. your toes look. But there is a way to
restore the look of healthy toenails.
Dr. Michelle McCarroll, podiatrist
and owner of That Foot Doctor in McCarroll said the FDA-approved
Allentown, recommends basic foot care Keryflex Nail Restoration System is a
should include cutting nails straight resin that creates a safe, flexible and
across to avoid ingrown toenails. nonporous nail that allows the affected
nail to grow.
While it may be tempting, McCarroll
recommends against walking barefoot “Candidates for Keryflex are women
because of the risks of stepping on that have unsightly toenails and would
something like glass or a wood splinter like a ‘normal-appearing’ toenail for
and injuring your feet. the summer that can be polished,”
she says. “Keryflex requires at least
“Going barefoot also means an 25 percent of the actual toenail to be
increased risk of getting athlete’s foot or present for the Keryflex to adhere to.”
plantar warts, which are acquired by direct
contact with the skin,” she says. “Wear Unlike topical antifungal therapies,
properly fitted shoes or Vionic sandals to which don’t work through nail polish,
help avoid heel and arch pain.” Keryflex can be painted and the resin
nail isn’t affected by nail polish remover
Make sure to thoroughly clean and dry or detergents.
between toes, too, to avoid athlete’s foot
TCHHEANARNTESL KNOW
WHO WILL
Download the Go Guide App for DELIVER YOUR BABY
a complete list of Arts events.
themorningcall.com/goguideapp D’nese Sokolowski MD FACOG
Powered by: Obstetrics as it was meant to be.
Lifetime Women’s Healthcare Childhood to Maturity
250 Cetronia Rd., Ste 305, Allentown • 610-391-9180
your feet loose, flip-flops and walking in the into the nails and lead to fungal toenails.
healthy and grass or sand.
pretty this Having toenails marred by fungus,
summer But there are some things you need trauma and other reasons can
to do to keep your feet healthy and sometimes lead to anxiety over how
By Linda Doell looking their best. your toes look. But there is a way to
restore the look of healthy toenails.
Dr. Michelle McCarroll, podiatrist
and owner of That Foot Doctor in McCarroll said the FDA-approved
Allentown, recommends basic foot care Keryflex Nail Restoration System is a
should include cutting nails straight resin that creates a safe, flexible and
across to avoid ingrown toenails. nonporous nail that allows the affected
nail to grow.
While it may be tempting, McCarroll
recommends against walking barefoot “Candidates for Keryflex are women
because of the risks of stepping on that have unsightly toenails and would
something like glass or a wood splinter like a ‘normal-appearing’ toenail for
and injuring your feet. the summer that can be polished,”
she says. “Keryflex requires at least
“Going barefoot also means an 25 percent of the actual toenail to be
increased risk of getting athlete’s foot or present for the Keryflex to adhere to.”
plantar warts, which are acquired by direct
contact with the skin,” she says. “Wear Unlike topical antifungal therapies,
properly fitted shoes or Vionic sandals to which don’t work through nail polish,
help avoid heel and arch pain.” Keryflex can be painted and the resin
nail isn’t affected by nail polish remover
Make sure to thoroughly clean and dry or detergents.
between toes, too, to avoid athlete’s foot
TCHHEANARNTESL KNOW
WHO WILL
Download the Go Guide App for DELIVER YOUR BABY
a complete list of Arts events.
themorningcall.com/goguideapp D’nese Sokolowski MD FACOG
Powered by: Obstetrics as it was meant to be.
Lifetime Women’s Healthcare Childhood to Maturity
250 Cetronia Rd., Ste 305, Allentown • 610-391-9180
