Our skin is a remarkable and crucial organ and is the largest single organ of our bodies.

Its important roles include temperature control, protecting us from infection and providing sensation feedback for temperature, touch, and pain, which is especially important for the skin on your feet.

Unfortunately, the skin on your feet can be affected negatively by a number of things such as age, infection, deterioration in blood flow, diabetes, and a range of other conditions.

As the skin on the feet is about as far away from the heart as it gets on the body, this means the quality and integrity of this skin can be affected more than most other regions of the body.

At Hurst Podiatry, we’re here to make sure the skin on your feet is looked after and taken care of properly with our expert skin podiatry services in Melbourne’s East.

Causes of skin conditions on your feet

The skin on our feet has to deal with a lot. As we mentioned above, it can be affected by age, infection, the strength and efficiency of our blood flow, and diabetes.

Not only do we have the above causes to contend with, but the skin on our feet also spends a lot of time tucked away in shoes. This creates a dark humid environment that can be the cause of many problems, many of which the rest of our skin doesn’t have to deal with.

On top of all of this, we also spend a lot of our day walking around on this skin exposing it to potential extra pressure that can create corns and callouses, trauma, bacterial and fungal infection, or viruses like warts.

For all of these reasons the skin on our feet often suffers from a number of problems that we don’t see on other areas of the body.

Fortunately, our team at Hurst Podiatry have got you covered for all things red and itchy and can help offer a solution.

Common Skin Conditions That Can Affect Your Feet

Some of the common skin conditions we treat are:

• Warts
• Foreign bodies
• Cracked heels
• Chilblains
• Tinea (athletes’ foot)
• Skin cancers
• Pitted keratolysis
• Raynauds
• Hyperhidrosis/bromhidrosis
• Chronic wounds
• Lymphoedema
• Blisters
• General foot care
• Corns and callus

These are just some of the conditions that can affect your skin.

How We Can Help You at Hurst Podiatry

Here at Hurst Podiatry, we’re experienced in the assessment, diagnosing and treatment of many conditions that can affect the feet and lower legs, including those that affect the skin of your feet and lower legs.

When we treat your foot skin conditions our aim is to find the root cause of the problem because everyone’s feet are unique and deserve a unique solution.

We uncover what is hurting you then apply our years of experience to identify your why and apply a unique solution that suits you.

If you are experiencing pain, cuts, sores, or discomfort on the skin of your feet in Melbourne’s East, book in to see us here at Hurst Podiatry. Call 03 5901 2216 or book online here.