Our Services
Dr. Helen Rees has treated a wide variety of foot related problems in elderly, adults, adolescents and children.
- Persistent pain in feet or ankles.
- Toe Nail Issues
- Heal Pain
- Cracking, blisters, peeling on heals, or feet
- Poor circulation
- Diabetic foot issues
- Swelling in feet, or redness, tenderness, or burning.
Custom Made Orthotics
Swift Microwave Planter Wart Treatment
Low-Level Laser Therapy
Custom Made Orthotics
What are orthotics?
Types of Orthotics
How does the Podiatrist take an impression?
Further information
Swift Microwave – Innovative Wart Treatment
How Does It Work?
In stubborn warts this healing process is interrupted so that the immune system is not alerted to their presence.
Swift microwave facilitates signaling between the skin and the immune system by stimulating the keratinocytes to activate dendritic cells. Also, it is thought the thermal reaction causes heat stress protein production stimulating a strong immune response.
The combined response provokes and promotes an immune response that leads to the shrinking and eventual disappearance of the verruca or wart.
What To Expect
Most treatments are up to 5 seconds in length, some could be up to 10 seconds.
Discomfort maybe experienced ending as soon as the application finishes. Sensation will vary between individuals and there is rarely any lasting discomfort although tingling may be experienced at the site for 24hrs.
The Swift head is 7mm wide and larger warts will be treated in a series of overlapping applications.
There should be no scarring or other long term marking of the skin. In the days following treatment the warts may change colour, go dark and can look like a bruise.
Large warts may not disappear straightaway, but will reduce in thickness, or ‘de-bulk’, before resolving. Some warts simply peel off the foot.
Many resolve after three treatments although some may require more applications. It can take up to three months after the last Swift treatment for the warts to vanish as the immune response gathers pace.
How often?
It has been found that treatments closer together can bring benefit to the effectiveness of Swift but this should be discussed with your Podiatrist.
Precautions
▪ Metal pins, plates or replacement joints in the foot or ankle
▪ Pacemaker
▪ Poor or limited healing capacity
▪ Immune suppression
▪ Pregnancy or breast feeding. It is known that warts can increase in size during this period
If you would like further information about the Swift microwave treatment, wart treatment in general, or to make an appointment with one of our Podiatrists please call us on (506) 847-3668 and speak to our receptionist.
Low-Level Laser Therapy (Phototherapy)
What Is It?
This light energy is absorbed by the various tissues in the body (muscles, joints, ligaments) and is transferred into biochemical energy. As a result, there is a decrease in swelling, acceleration in healing time
Unique Healing Effects of MedX Phototherapy
- Increased cell metabolism
- Improved localized blood circulation
- Development of collagen and muscle tissue
- Relief from acute and chronic pain
- Reduced localized inflammation and edema
- Stimulation for wound healing and tissue repair
- Stimulation of the immune system
- Stimulation of nerve function
Does Laser Therapy Hurt?
No. Low-Level Laser is painless. Essentially Laser Therapy is light that is controlled at a specific intensity and wavelength, and then administered with a specific dose based on the condition and depth of tissue being treated. You may feel a slight warmth however if it feels to warm please let us know.