Thick Nails

At Active Step we are highly skilled at treating thick and unsightly nails which may be causing you embarrassment or affecting your confidence when wearing open toe shoes.

Thick Nails

Our Podiatrists are able to improve the look and feel of thick nails, giving you a sense of relief and the confidence to show your off your feet again!

Thick nails are extremely common and can be caused by many things including direct trauma, ill fitting footwear and fungal infection. They are more common in people who are extremely active and also those who wear work boots on a daily basis.

Thick nails can be unsightly and embarrassing. Our experienced Podiatrists will reassure you that in most cases a lot can be done to improve the look and feel of thick nails. When you book in to see us our Podiatrist will carry out an Initial Podiatry Consultation where they will ascertain the cause of your nail problems and advise on an appropriate course of treatment.

Where possible they will administer treatment within your consultation, so that you leave feeling more confident and happy with the way your nails look than when you arrived.

The treatments we offer for thick nails include:

Nail Surgery

Nail Surgery to permanently remove a thick nail that is causing pain or has not responded to antifungal treatment. This procedure is performed under local anaesthetic by your Podiatrist

Nail Reduction

Nail reduction using a state of the art mechanical Podiatry drill.

Anti Fungal Treatment

Anti fungal treatment supplied by your Podiatrist, if you need oral medication then your Podiatrist will write to your GP to recommend this.

Self Care Advice

Self care advice on preventing or minimising thick nails in the future.

Treatments & Solutions

Our team of HCPC registered Podiatrists provide advanced treatments for a wide range of foot & ankle conditions.

About Active Step

We have a culture of continuous learning, enabling us to stay at the forefront of modern healthcare techniques and deliver world class Podiatry care.

Get In Touch

For more information regarding conditions and their treatments available at Active Step, or to book a treatment, please get in contact.

Welcome to Active Step Foot & Ankle clinic

COVID-19 Update – 04th of January 2021

Following the Prime Minister’s recent announcement confirming a national lockdown from Tuesday 4th of January, we wanted to advise you that this will not affect your appointment as Podiatry is classified as an essential medical service.

The Government and our professional body, the College of Podiatry have confirmed that people can attend their medical appointments throughout the lockdown and encourage people to actively seek medical care if they need it. As we are a medical centre providing essential services we will be remaining open and servicing all of our patient appointments.

The health and wellbeing of our patients is our number 1 priority so we have introduced a wide range of measures to make our clinic as COVID-19 secure as possible.

We have enhanced our clinical procedures to meet the necessary COVID-19 H&S measures to create a Covid-19 secure environment.
The clinical team are wearing full PPE during all patient consultations.
Our patients will continue to be triaged and screened for COVID-19 symptoms before their appointment.
We have introduced online check-in so patients may wait in their car until they are called in.
We have introduced online payments to reduce the need for contact at reception.
For patients who are shielding we are also offering a home visiting service.

Please call us on 01489 881204 to speak to our Patient Care Team if you have any questions.

Thank you for your continued support during this challenging time and we look forward to seeing you very soon.

Emily and team.