Podiatry and nail health

Orthonyxie, Pseudomonas, oncology, biomechanics, lacquer systems.

What a cured film actually lets through the nail

Hard keratin, a thin lipid fraction, and a polymer stack. Water-vapour numbers, lamp dose and a lifted edge separate the bottle from the chemistry.

Julian Vance · 2026-10-27

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Podiatry and nail health

Callus is a map: the shoe, the shear, the peak you did not move

Plantar hyperkeratosis follows repeated pressure and shear. Debulking without an orthosis or a wider shoe brings the horn back in about four weeks, on the same coordinate.

Marc Oberst · 2026-10-26

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Podiatry and nail health

Nails in chemotherapy: dry, unsealed, and agreed with oncology first

Taxanes, EGFR inhibitors and capecitabine mark the nail unit in different ways. Clinics work without trauma, hide nothing, and stay inside the window the treating team clears.

Dr. Claire Moreau · 2026-10-25

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Podiatry and nail health

Green nail in the salon: Pseudomonas, water, and the gel you leave off

Pseudomonas aeruginosa makes pyocyanin in a damp cleft under lifted gel. Dry work, single-use files and a physician handoff match the organism. Lacquer does not.

Marc Oberst · 2026-10-24

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Podiatry and nail health

Orthonyxie: the brace that spends months so the wedge can stay unbooked

Spring-steel and adhesive braces lift a nail edge out of the sulcus. A hallux plate grows about 1 to 1.5 millimetres a month. Surgery remains the last resort, after force and follow-up.

Marc Oberst · 2026-10-23

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